Schlaf Farm Preserve
Schlaf Farm Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Mount Hitchcock stands 356 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Somers Historical Society Museum, a museum 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northern Connecticut Land Trust
How to reach it
- 22.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.2 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 0.4 mi
- Enfield Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Stafford Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Longmeadow Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Childrens Museum: 8.1 mi
- Battle Street Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Main Street Open Space: 0.4 mi
- McCann Family Farm Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Scantic Riparian Area: 1.0 mi
- Whitaker Woods: 1.1 mi
- Somers Common: 0.4 mi
- Hazardville Playground: 4.6 mi
- Gerrish Park: 4.6 mi
- Crystal Lake State Boat Launch (Ellington): 5.0 mi
- Powder Hollow Park: 5.1 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.8 mi
- The Pinnacle: 2.2 mi
- Soapstone Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Hall Hill: 3.0 mi
- sensory garden: 7.7 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 9.4 mi
- Yertle Garden: 10.6 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 8.5 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 8.9 mi
- Civil War Monument: 9.1 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 9.8 mi
- The Three Graces: 9.0 mi
- Miles Morgan: 10.5 mi
- Horton Court: 10.5 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 10.6 mi
- The Storyteller: 10.6 mi
- Goat Rock: 4.9 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 9.3 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 10.6 mi
- Springfield Museums: 10.6 mi
- filled-in well: 10.9 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 8.6 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 11.8 mi
- Cascades: 15.0 mi
- Cascades: 15.0 mi
- Indian Leap: 11.9 mi
- Flag Rock: 13.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 18.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.6 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 8.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 9.6 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 12.0 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 12.6 mi
- Rd: 17.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 17.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 17.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 9.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 12.6 mi
- Picnic: 18.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.3 mi
- Enfield: 22.8 mi
- Bara-Hack: 23.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Schlaf Farm Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Hitchcock | NE 56° | 356 m | 11.6 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | E 95° | 354 m | 11.0 mi |
| Tupper Hill | ENE 72° | 352 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | ENE 72° | 347 m | 9.7 mi |
| Moss Hill | ENE 73° | 341 m | 10.2 mi |
| Peck Hill | ENE 60° | 336 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | E 81° | 332 m | 4.7 mi |
| Moon Mountain | NE 38° | 330 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1344559738
Day trips start here
- Somers · 0 mi
- Hampden · 5 mi
- East Windsor · 8 mi
- Longmeadow · 8 mi
- Tolland · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 12 mi
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