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Queach Preserve

Queach Preserve from directly overhead

Queach Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Saltonstall Mountain Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Branford Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.30884, -72.80326

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Lidyhites Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Baldwin Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Notch Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Connecticut Sportsplex: 1.7 mi
  • Mauro Park (Warwick Lane): 1.8 mi
  • Mill Road Field: 2.1 mi
  • Foote Riverside Park: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Branford: 1.9 mi
  • Cenotaph: 1.9 mi
  • World War II: 2.1 mi
  • Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • A Tribute to the Valor: 3.9 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 50
Waterfalls: 48
Attractions: 26
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 4.3 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 4.9 mi
  • Bear Cave: 6.3 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 9.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 5.6 mi
  • John B Pierce: 6.7 mi
  • An American Dream: 6.8 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 6.9 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 14.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.8 mi
  • Pond View: 22.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Queach Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNE 19°232 m11.0 mi
Fowler MountainNNE 19°230 m9.8 mi
High RockNW 315°216 m10.1 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 22°210 m9.2 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 332°206 m9.6 mi
Mount PisgahNE 35°196 m11.7 mi
Round HillWNW 298°190 m11.7 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 17°176 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1030814580

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