Nature reserve · Connecticut
Shepard Nature Preserve
Shepard Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chippens Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Environmental Learning Centers
How to reach it
Coordinates41.69917, -72.98428
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Chippens Hill: 0.3 mi
- Mount Hope: 1.3 mi
- West Hill: 2.1 mi
- Round Hill: 2.6 mi
- Town Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- City of Bristol Land: 0.4 mi
- Minor Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Hoppers-Birge Pond Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
- Lake Winfield Recreation Area: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- James P. Casey plaque: 0.7 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 2.2 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 2.2 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.6 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 5.7 mi
Parks
- Town Hall Field: 1.5 mi
- Baldwin Park: 1.9 mi
- Rockwell Park: 2.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Playground: 2.2 mi
- Seymour Park: 2.7 mi
Attractions
- Tory's Den: 1.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 3.5 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 3.6 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 5.5 mi
Museums
- Lock Museum of America: 2.0 mi
- Bristol Memorial Military Museum: 2.4 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 2.6 mi
- Imagine Nation Children's Museum: 2.8 mi
- New England Carousel Museum: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
- Whigville Falls: 2.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cascades: 4.8 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 45
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 7.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.6 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.4 mi
- Japanese Garden: 11.2 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 43
- Ben Franklin: 10.5 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 10.5 mi
- Maori Head: 10.5 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 10.6 mi
- Home: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Ravens Roost: 1.4 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 1.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 6.5 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.7 mi
- Green Wall: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 10
- Boating Side: 5.4 mi
- Waterfront: 5.4 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.7 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 12.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Hermit spring: 12.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 15.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.7 mi
- Big Spring: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Southington Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 5.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Shepard Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Hill | NNW 339° | 360 m | 8.4 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | N 352° | 354 m | 3.8 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | W 276° | 346 m | 7.8 mi |
| Scoville Hill | NW 305° | 340 m | 7.0 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 151° | 313 m | 4.0 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | S 170° | 312 m | 5.4 mi |
| Camp Hill | W 270° | 311 m | 6.8 mi |
| Lattin Hill | W 261° | 310 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1109967789
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- East Windsor · 27 mi
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