Nature reserve · Connecticut
Raven Rock Preserve
Raven Rock Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Bear Hill stands 390 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Rock, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Roxbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58338, -73.33619
- 24.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Raven Rock: 0.3 mi
- Sentry Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mine Hill: 0.8 mi
- Moosehorn Hill: 1.6 mi
- Greenleaf Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Battle Swamp Brook Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Carter Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Emily Griffith Beardsley Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Humphrey Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Moosehorn Access Preserve: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Hodge Park: 1.5 mi
- Hurlburt Park: 2.6 mi
- New Milford Center Historic District: 3.8 mi
- Clatter Valley Park: 3.8 mi
- Ray Ramsey Park: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.0 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.4 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Mill Ruins: 6.5 mi
- Jim Hulton: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 52
- New Preston Falls: 6.5 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 7.2 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 8.9 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 9.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.4 mi
Museums: 44
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 1.9 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 3.5 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 3.9 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 5.2 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 1.6 mi
- Indian village: 2.0 mi
- New Milford Tank: 3.9 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 7.7 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 22
- Judea Garden: 6.8 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 7.2 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 13.8 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 13.8 mi
- Poet's Circle: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 16
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 7.9 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 9.2 mi
- North Beach: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 11
- Jean Widmark: 3.6 mi
- Lesser Evil: 12.5 mi
- greek letter pi: 13.2 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 15.2 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Lovers Leap: 4.6 mi
- Kelly Slide: 5.9 mi
- Bethel Rock: 7.5 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 11.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 15.6 mi
- Pond View: 19.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 19.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 19.2 mi
- Cedar Grove: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 15.5 mi
- Dicktown: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 24.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Raven Rock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | NNW 328° | 390 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Bushnell | N 350° | 363 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNW 347° | 340 m | 7.2 mi |
| Painter Hill | ENE 66° | 324 m | 2.6 mi |
| Lower Church Hill | N 354° | 324 m | 3.4 mi |
| Iron Hill | NW 322° | 323 m | 6.0 mi |
| Green Pond Mountain | WSW 251° | 323 m | 6.5 mi |
| Plumb Hill | NE 38° | 322 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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