Samuel E. Hill Little River Preserve
Samuel E. Hill Little River Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Little River North-Setaside, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.1 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Little River North-Setaside: 0.5 mi
- Lonetown Marsh Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- The Corner: 0.8 mi
- Little River Estates-Setaside: 1.1 mi
- Packer Brook Knolls: 1.4 mi
- Redding Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 2.7 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 5.6 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 6.7 mi
- Woodcock Nature Center: 6.8 mi
- Redding Ridge: 1.1 mi
- Meekers Hill: 1.3 mi
- Diamond Hill: 2.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Monument: 2.5 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 2.8 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 3.9 mi
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 3.9 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 5.5 mi
- Randall's Farm Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Overlook Park: 4.9 mi
- Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 5.0 mi
- Town Green: 5.2 mi
- P. T. Barnum Square: 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.8 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 6.8 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 6.8 mi
- Fairy Garden: 6.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Twixt Hills Beach: 7.5 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 8.4 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.1 mi
- Zoar Beach: 11.2 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 11.8 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 1.7 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 2.3 mi
- Cascade: 4.2 mi
- Cascade: 4.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 4.4 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 1.8 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 5.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 8.2 mi
- greek letter pi: 8.8 mi
- Heron: 10.3 mi
- 3-town marker: 2.0 mi
- Weir House: 5.7 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.3 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 8.0 mi
- Earthplace: 10.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 6.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 6.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 6.8 mi
- Pond View: 6.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 9.1 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.4 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 16.4 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 13.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 15.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 17.3 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 17.3 mi
- Fog Signal House: 17.3 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 9.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 14.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 20.0 mi
- Dicktown: 24.3 mi
- The Silver Spring: 7.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Samuel E. Hill Little River Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | WNW 297° | 304 m | 7.1 mi |
| Cranson Peak | NNE 20° | 303 m | 4.3 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NW 307° | 296 m | 6.4 mi |
| Barlow Mountain | WNW 283° | 290 m | 7.0 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | NW 312° | 286 m | 6.3 mi |
| Wooster Mountain | WNW 298° | 275 m | 6.5 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | WNW 303° | 272 m | 6.7 mi |
| Town Mountain | NW 320° | 264 m | 6.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43434038
Day trips start here
- Stamford · 17 mi
- Putnam County · 22 mi
- Port Chester · 26 mi
- Purchase · 26 mi
- Rye Brook · 26 mi
- Valhalla · 26 mi
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