Nature reserve · Connecticut
Priscilla Otte Preserve
Priscilla Otte Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Cave, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Guilford Land Conservation Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.37702, -72.71851
- 21.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- East Sugarloaf: 0.7 mi
- West Sugarloaf: 0.9 mi
- Quonnipaug Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sea Hill: 2.3 mi
- Totoket Mountain: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Meeting House Hill Meadows: 0.7 mi
- Baldwin Outdoor Education Center: 1.0 mi
- County Road Meadows: 1.2 mi
- Quonnipaug Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Malley's Pond: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Guilford Town Park: 1.4 mi
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
- Long Hill Park: 4.7 mi
- Swajchuk Park: 4.7 mi
- Nut Plains Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
- Abraham Baldwin: 1.6 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 4.2 mi
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 6.7 mi
- Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 6.7 mi
Museums
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 6.5 mi
- Durham Historical Society: 6.8 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 6.8 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Farming Museum: 6.9 mi
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 7.9 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 7.9 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
- Circle Beach: 8.4 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Stair Brook Falls: 3.3 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 9.4 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 55
- Wallingford Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 7.7 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 8.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 36
- Bear Cave: 0.1 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 3.0 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 4.4 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 5.4 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 22
- snake: 3.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 6.9 mi
- James Madison: 9.1 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 10.3 mi
- Turtle Statue: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Broomstick Ledges: 2.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 2.6 mi
- Chimney Corner: 8.9 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 20.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 15.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Priscilla Otte Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | N 351° | 232 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NNW 346° | 230 m | 4.7 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | N 351° | 219 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NNW 346° | 210 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Carmel | WNW 293° | 206 m | 9.7 mi |
| Goose Hill | ENE 60° | 201 m | 9.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 26° | 196 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NNE 30° | 186 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1416646417
Day trips start here
- Essex · 17 mi
- Old Saybrook · 18 mi
- Old Lyme · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 24 mi
- East Lyme · 25 mi
- Montville · 30 mi
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