- Elevation, modelled
- 148 m
- Tallest summit within 11.3 miles
- Paulk Hill294 m · 8.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16920.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7613, -72.3712
Skinner Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 148 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the north, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bishop Lane Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
- Operated by
- Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Skinner Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulk Hill | N 355° | 294 m | 8.3 mi |
| Whifford Hill | NNE 33° | 291 m | 10.7 mi |
| Kendall Hill | N 2° | 290 m | 11.0 mi |
| Grant Hill | NNW 348° | 284 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sugar Hill | N 360° | 282 m | 9.2 mi |
| Reed Hill | NNW 345° | 275 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mannantuck | SW 235° | 273 m | 6.4 mi |
| John Tom Hill | SW 235° | 272 m | 6.4 mi |
- 20.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 24.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bishop Lane Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Woodbridge Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Nathan Hale State Forest: 1.3 mi
- Nathan Hale Homestead: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Andover Veterans Monument Park: 1.6 mi
- Lisicke Beach: 2.8 mi
- Coventry Lake State Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
- Patriots Park: 3.3 mi
- Veteran Green: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- dog memorial: 1.9 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 3.4 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 6.1 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 6.9 mi
Peaks
- Bunker Hill: 2.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 2.6 mi
- New Boston Hill: 3.5 mi
- Riley Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Grant Hill: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Sorry Rock: 6.2 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 6.8 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 6.8 mi
- Dove Tower and Inverted Pyramid: 6.8 mi
- The Walking Wall: 6.9 mi
Museums
Gardens: 52
- Mansfield Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 5.6 mi
- fern and rock garden: 6.6 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 6.8 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 51
- filled-in well: 6.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 7.5 mi
- Insect Hotel: 7.9 mi
- Eagle Rock: 8.1 mi
- Wolf Rock: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 47
- Cascades: 5.7 mi
- Cascades: 5.7 mi
- Case Falls: 6.1 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 6.2 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Flag Rock: 4.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 8.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 9.2 mi
- Crow Point: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 4
- Halls Pond Beach: 7.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 17.2 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 4.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
- Picnic: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 9.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 8 mi away.
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