Richard Croft Mem. Preserve (Ct Audubon Society)
Richard Croft Mem. Preserve (Ct Audubon Society) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 422 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Tibbals Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 24.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Tibbals Hill: 0.8 mi
- Burr Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Parker Hill: 1.7 mi
- Rebekahs Hill: 1.8 mi
- Riggs Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fong Family Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Camp Ouleout (Ymca): 2.7 mi
- Dennis Hill State Park: 2.8 mi
- Park Pond Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Hurlbut Field: 3.0 mi
- Ivy Mountain State Park: 2.8 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Winchester Center Playground: 3.8 mi
- Laurel Park: 4.6 mi
- Maasser Park: 5.5 mi
- Pothole Falls: 3.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.8 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 6.4 mi
- Burr Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 5.4 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 6.7 mi
- American Mural Project: 7.6 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 5.2 mi
- World War I Memorial: 5.8 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 8.2 mi
- Hermit memorial: 8.3 mi
- Dough Boy: 10.2 mi
- 4 towns meet: 7.9 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 8.3 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 10.1 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 10.4 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 10.7 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 7.0 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 10.1 mi
- The Beech: 13.0 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 13.1 mi
- Space Invaders: 13.1 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 11.9 mi
- Judea Garden: 17.1 mi
- Flower Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Herb Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 20.7 mi
- Holland Beach: 6.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.1 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 15.5 mi
- County Beach: 20.4 mi
- Waterfront: 20.9 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 20.6 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 20.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 22.6 mi
- Naked Lady: 22.7 mi
- Jean Widmark: 23.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 6.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 8.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 10.5 mi
- Big Spring: 10.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 18.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 10.4 mi
- Questing: 14.8 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Richard Croft Mem. Preserve (Ct Audubon Society). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | NW 320° | 584 m | 7.1 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | NW 309° | 528 m | 5.2 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | NNW 327° | 521 m | 5.0 mi |
| Haystack Mountain | N 358° | 510 m | 6.5 mi |
| Dutton Mountain | N 6° | 506 m | 4.6 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | SSW 200° | 504 m | 2.8 mi |
| Red Mountain | SW 226° | 499 m | 6.2 mi |
| The Matterhorn | NW 312° | 498 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439523
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 18 mi
- Monterey · 19 mi
- Otis · 20 mi
- Great Barrington · 21 mi
- Blandford · 23 mi
- Lee · 27 mi
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