Nature reserve · Connecticut
Riley Preserve
Riley Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Truesdale Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Greenwich Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.07917, -73.60402
- 1.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 17.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Truesdale Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Houston Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Samuel F. and Ethel Bridge Nature Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Duck Pond Hill: 0.7 mi
- House of Gains: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- 1BCG: 1.1 mi
- Jordan's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 3.2 mi
- Statue of Columbus: 3.7 mi
- 911 Arch: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Fort Stamford: 1.4 mi
- Bible Street Playground: 2.4 mi
- The Hycliff Club: 2.6 mi
- Strickland Brook Park: 2.8 mi
- Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Palmer Hill: 2.2 mi
- Webbs Hill: 3.1 mi
- Round Hill: 4.0 mi
- Christie Hill: 5.1 mi
- High Point: 6.5 mi
Artworks
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.0 mi
- Samford Sign: 3.7 mi
- Dancing Girl: 3.8 mi
- Stamford Cone: 3.9 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 3.0 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Whittingham Discovery Center: 3.6 mi
- Bruce Museum: 4.2 mi
- Bruce Museum: 4.3 mi
Gardens
- Conifer Garden: 4.5 mi
- Tropical Garden: 4.6 mi
- Pollarded Tree Collection: 4.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.6 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 4.6 mi
Beaches
- Harbor Point Beach: 4.6 mi
- Fords Beach: 4.6 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 5.0 mi
- West Beach: 5.1 mi
- Cummings Park Beach: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 54
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 5.6 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 6.3 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 6.3 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 8.7 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 8.8 mi
Picnic sites: 22
- The Meadow: 4.4 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
- Pell Hill: 12.2 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
- Upper Education Area: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Castle Rock: 10.4 mi
- Raven's Rock: 11.1 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.2 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Farms Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cascade: 13.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 14.1 mi
- Cascade: 15.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 17.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 5.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 5.5 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 12.2 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 12.9 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 13.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 7.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 7.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 5.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Riley Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | NNW 348° | 229 m | 10.5 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNW 330° | 226 m | 10.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 3° | 223 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NW 307° | 219 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sarles Hill | WNW 297° | 216 m | 10.7 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NW 311° | 213 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | WNW 281° | 211 m | 11.0 mi |
| Becks Hill | NNE 24° | 208 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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