Schwartz Preserve
Schwartz Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. City Hill stands 413 m to the northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sky Meadow, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bethlehem Land Trust
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sky Meadow: 1.2 mi
- Bellamy Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Long Horizon: 1.4 mi
- Wood Creek Preserve: 1.5 mi
- High Meadow Farms: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Town Green: 1.8 mi
- Sunnyfield: 4.6 mi
- Nystrom Park: 4.8 mi
- Litchfield Community Field: 5.8 mi
- Todd Hill: 1.5 mi
- Apple Hill: 2.0 mi
- Poor House Hill: 2.0 mi
- Magnolia Hill: 2.0 mi
- French Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 3.5 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Mill Ruins: 7.7 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 8.0 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 8.4 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 4.4 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 5.8 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 5.8 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 5.9 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 1.7 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Peter's Forge: 5.7 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 5.9 mi
- Rock House: 6.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 5.9 mi
- Judea Garden: 6.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.7 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 10.6 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 10.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 8.4 mi
- Bethel Rock: 8.6 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 8.6 mi
- Ravens Roost: 11.5 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 1.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 2.8 mi
- Waterfront: 8.8 mi
- Boating Side: 8.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 15.0 mi
- Jean Widmark: 7.3 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 11.3 mi
- Ben Franklin: 11.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 11.4 mi
- Maori Head: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
- Pond View: 24.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 24.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 24.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 24.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 16.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 18.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 20.8 mi
- Big Spring: 22.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 12.4 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 15.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Schwartz Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Hill | NW 310° | 413 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Prospect | NNW 330° | 400 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Tom | WNW 300° | 393 m | 4.0 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | NW 306° | 385 m | 7.2 mi |
| Jefferson Hill | NNE 24° | 378 m | 6.2 mi |
| Mount Bushnell | W 279° | 363 m | 8.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 21° | 359 m | 5.1 mi |
| Mount Rat | WNW 288° | 352 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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