Nature reserve · Connecticut
Sarah A. and John F. Pappenheimer Preserve
Sarah A. and John F. Pappenheimer Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Edward Waldo House Museum, a museum 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.66012, -72.08439
- 4.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 9.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 2.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 0.8 mi
- John Bishop House: 5.2 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 6.4 mi
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 6.8 mi
- Lebanon Historical Society: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Devotion Woods: 0.9 mi
- Waldo Farm: 0.9 mi
- Hanover Road Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Sprague Land Preserve (Mukluk Section): 1.4 mi
- Little River Water Access: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 1.6 mi
- River Park: 2.9 mi
- Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Hickory Grove Roadside Park: 3.0 mi
- Giddings Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Pautipaug Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pleasure Hill: 2.4 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 2.7 mi
- Colegrove Hill: 2.9 mi
- Avery Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- plaque: 3.2 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 7.2 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Miantonomo: 7.8 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Little Muk Falls: 1.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.1 mi
Artworks: 36
- Windy: 7.3 mi
- Manny: 7.3 mi
- Swifty: 7.3 mi
- Willy: 7.3 mi
- Promised Day: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 33
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 2.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 4.2 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 4.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 5.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 28
- Mary's Garden: 7.5 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 8.6 mi
- fern and rock garden: 11.6 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 25
- Moosup Pond Beach: 12.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 17.5 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 21.5 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 21.8 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 9.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 11.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.2 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bara-Hack: 15.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Skate Hut: 21.2 mi
- Powder House: 21.6 mi
- Picnic: 24.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 7.6 mi
- Old Spring: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Sarah A. and John F. Pappenheimer Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | N 2° | 240 m | 9.3 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 353° | 235 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 355° | 232 m | 8.8 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NNE 22° | 225 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hampton Hill | N 9° | 221 m | 8.6 mi |
| Shaw Hill | N 8° | 220 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gates Hill | WNW 283° | 204 m | 6.9 mi |
| Parish Hill | NNW 348° | 200 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/946194138
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 2 mi
- Norwich · 8 mi
- Willimantic · 8 mi
- Griswold · 10 mi
- Preston · 12 mi
- Storrs · 13 mi
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