Nature reserve · Connecticut
Skungamaug Meadows Preserve
Skungamaug Meadows Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Coventry Fish and Game Club, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.84157, -72.35386
- 20.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 25.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Coventry Fish and Game Club: 0.3 mi
- Shanda Lane Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Auperin Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Elna Drive Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Lee Lane Open Space: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Cassidy Hill: 1.0 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.4 mi
- Reed Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pinney Hill: 3.0 mi
- Riley Mountain: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Ronald E. Blake: 1.6 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 5.4 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 5.6 mi
Parks
- Laidlaw Park: 1.8 mi
- Merrow Meadow Park: 2.5 mi
- Halls Pond Swim Area: 3.0 mi
- Middle Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 3.9 mi
- Upper Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 2.2 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 2.2 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 5.1 mi
- New England Civil War Museum: 5.2 mi
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 5.5 mi
Artworks
- The Walking Wall: 5.6 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 5.6 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 5.7 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 5.7 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 53
- Tolland Youth Garden: 1.9 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- sensory garden: 5.2 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 5.5 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 45
- filled-in well: 4.9 mi
- Wolf Rock: 9.2 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 10.9 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 12.0 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Cascades: 4.2 mi
- Cascades: 4.2 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 4.9 mi
- Codfish Falls: 6.6 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 7.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Flag Rock: 6.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 8.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 8.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 9.2 mi
- Crow Point: 16.5 mi
Beaches: 8
- Halls Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.3 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 11.7 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.9 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 9.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic: 18.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 4.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 4.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Skungamaug Meadows Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | NE 43° | 362 m | 10.7 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | NNE 34° | 354 m | 11.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 360° | 332 m | 11.1 mi |
| Sky Hill | NE 47° | 331 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 344° | 322 m | 10.8 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | NNW 340° | 315 m | 8.7 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NNW 329° | 294 m | 3.2 mi |
| Crow Hill | N 3° | 292 m | 10.5 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 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1389900338
Day trips start here
- Tolland · 2 mi
- Storrs · 6 mi
- Somers · 11 mi
- Willimantic · 11 mi
- East Windsor · 12 mi
- Union · 14 mi
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