Nature reserve · Connecticut
Preston Nature Preserve
Preston Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 51 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Preston City Social Club Land, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.53331, -71.97762
- 5.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 6.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Preston City Social Club Land: 0.3 mi
- Preston Plains Road Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Choate Brook Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Eleanor and Flood Reed Memorial Woodlands: 2.2 mi
- Alejo Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.3 mi
- Rye Hill: 2.0 mi
- Campbell Hill: 2.4 mi
- Round Hill: 2.6 mi
- Prentice Mountain: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Downer-Doanes Park: 0.4 mi
- Preston Highway Park: 1.0 mi
- Amos Lake Water Access: 1.2 mi
- Avery Pond Water Access: 2.6 mi
- Hamilton Avenue Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 3.7 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.0 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 5.2 mi
- Cellar Hole: 5.5 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 4.7 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 5.2 mi
- John Bishop House: 5.3 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 5.4 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 40
- Promised Day: 5.1 mi
- Nevertheless: 5.1 mi
- Muffler Man: 6.0 mi
- River Blue: 6.4 mi
- Stone Turtle: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 39
- Austrailia Beach: 11.9 mi
- Williams Beach: 13.0 mi
- Groton Beach: 14.0 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 14.4 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 14.6 mi
Attractions: 26
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.7 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 8.5 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 8.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 10.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Yantic Falls: 5.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 25
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Sprout Garden: 12.5 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 12.5 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 12.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Skate Hut: 14.4 mi
- Powder House: 14.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 19.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.9 mi
- Big Beach: 23.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 21.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 21.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 17.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 17.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 7.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 17.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Preston Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | SE 141° | 163 m | 3.2 mi |
| Chapman Hill | ESE 114° | 158 m | 6.6 mi |
| Stone Hill | NE 38° | 157 m | 7.3 mi |
| Barns Hill | SE 131° | 155 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | ESE 107° | 153 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | W 272° | 153 m | 8.4 mi |
| Bay Mountain | E 80° | 152 m | 3.3 mi |
| Hearthstone Hill | WNW 303° | 152 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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