Nature reserve · Connecticut
Spiderweed Preserve
Spiderweed Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the north-northeast, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 30 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlesex Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.51849, -72.59311
- 29.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 0.3 mi
- Bible Rock: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Indian Hill: 2.0 mi
- Split Rock: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Rock Park: 0.8 mi
- Brickyard Ballfield: 1.9 mi
- Crystal Lake Boat Launch (Middletown): 2.3 mi
- Crystal Lake State Access Area: 2.4 mi
- Crystal Lake Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Nedobity Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Shailor Ledges Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Swan Hill Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Hurd State Park: 2.4 mi
- Owned by City of Middletown: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Haddam Shad Museum: 1.9 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 2.3 mi
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Kidcity Children's Museum: 4.3 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 3.9 mi
- Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth: 4.2 mi
- Captain Joseph S. Pagano Memorial: 4.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 4.4 mi
Gardens
- Erin Street Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Gingers Garden: 6.1 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 6.7 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- Seven Falls: 0.9 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 1.0 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 3.2 mi
- Glen Falls: 4.0 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 57
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 3.9 mi
- First Tear: 4.9 mi
- Face in Tree: 7.4 mi
- snake: 8.8 mi
- Totem Pole: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 51
- Bible Rock: 0.9 mi
- George Washington rock: 1.0 mi
- grindstone: 1.7 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 2.9 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 48
- Lake Beseck Beach: 7.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 12.7 mi
- East Rive Beach: 17.5 mi
- Circle Beach: 17.6 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Bluff Head: 9.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.4 mi
- Crow Point: 13.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 6.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 16.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 21.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Spiderweed Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Hill | NNE 33° | 241 m | 6.3 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNE 21° | 228 m | 6.8 mi |
| Great Hill | NNE 25° | 222 m | 4.7 mi |
| Baker Hill | NE 49° | 204 m | 7.2 mi |
| Goose Hill | SSE 165° | 201 m | 5.4 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 16° | 199 m | 0.3 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | SW 220° | 196 m | 6.5 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | WSW 236° | 186 m | 1.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/806406904
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 14 mi
- Essex · 16 mi
- Old Saybrook · 19 mi
- Old Lyme · 20 mi
- East Lyme · 22 mi
- Montville · 23 mi
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