Nature reserve · Connecticut
Sharon Mountain Preserve
Sharon Mountain Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 367 m. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the east-southeast, 6.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sharon Land Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.84453, -73.40986
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sharon Mountain Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Sharon Mountain Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Sharon Mountain Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Miles Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.5 mi
- Trinity Forest Preserve: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Pine Knob: 1.1 mi
- Sharon Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Bread Loaf Mountain: 1.8 mi
- South Mine Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Silver Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 1.6 mi
- Bucksbaum Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Veterans Field: 5.3 mi
- Mudge Pond Town Beach: 5.6 mi
- Dean's Ravine: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Hatch Brook Falls: 1.3 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 2.5 mi
- Kent Falls: 4.9 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cascade: 6.2 mi
Museums: 31
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 7.9 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 8.5 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Lime Kiln: 5.4 mi
- Folly: 6.0 mi
- Mill Ruins: 12.0 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 12.3 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 24
- Town Hill Farm: 6.4 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 9.1 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 10.4 mi
- Peter's Forge: 10.8 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Grand Staircase: 9.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.7 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 15.2 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 18.2 mi
- Kelly Slide: 18.2 mi
Beaches: 10
- Sandy Beach: 14.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 14.5 mi
- Holland Beach: 17.5 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 19.3 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Judea Garden: 11.9 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 14.8 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 18.5 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 23.5 mi
Springs: 4
- Cannavo Spring: 17.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 18.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 21.7 mi
- Big Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 18.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 3.9 mi
- Questing: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 2
- Jean Widmark: 20.3 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 23.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Sharon Mountain Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | ESE 105° | 513 m | 6.0 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ESE 107° | 502 m | 5.6 mi |
| Red Mountain | E 88° | 499 m | 6.1 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | ENE 73° | 495 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | E 88° | 484 m | 6.8 mi |
| Ellsworth Hill | SW 217° | 473 m | 3.7 mi |
| Woodbury Mountain | SE 135° | 464 m | 4.5 mi |
| Dudleytown Hill | SE 138° | 461 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1333572980
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 24 mi
- Monterey · 25 mi
- Berkshires · 26 mi
- Otis · 29 mi
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