Rettich Preserve
Rettich Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is The Rettich Farm Preserve, a historic site 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Madison Land Trust
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 27.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Rettich Farm Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Town Campus Playground: 0.8 mi
- Veteran's Walk Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Clinton Tercentenary: 2.1 mi
- Rettich Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Town Open Space (4 River Road): 0.4 mi
- Hammonasset River: 0.5 mi
- Nod Road #71: 0.8 mi
- Nod Rd-Sunnybrook La: 0.9 mi
- Camp Hill: 1.0 mi
- Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 1.6 mi
- Cow Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spencer Hill: 1.9 mi
- Salt Meadow Park: 1.2 mi
- Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 1.2 mi
- Madison Green Historic District: 2.1 mi
- Madison Green: 2.2 mi
- Indian River Recreation Complex: 2.2 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 1.6 mi
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 2.0 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 2.2 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 2.1 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 2.6 mi
- Clinton Beach: 3.7 mi
- East Rive Beach: 4.2 mi
- Grove Beach: 4.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.5 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 2.6 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 5.5 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascade: 7.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cascade: 12.3 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 5.7 mi
- Stone Table: 6.7 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 7.9 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 10.0 mi
- Bear Cave: 10.2 mi
- James Madison: 2.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 4.2 mi
- snake: 10.1 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 10.9 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 18.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 8.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Powder House: 23.4 mi
- Skate Hut: 23.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 14.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Rettich Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 359° | 201 m | 10.8 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NW 316° | 167 m | 10.4 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | NW 305° | 156 m | 10.7 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 15° | 154 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 341° | 153 m | 10.5 mi |
| West Sugarloaf | NW 304° | 145 m | 10.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 15° | 140 m | 10.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 20° | 138 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1239510454
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 9 mi
- Essex · 10 mi
- Old Lyme · 14 mi
- East Lyme · 18 mi
- Waterford · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 23 mi
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