Stablitz Preserve
Stablitz Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the west-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Colchester
How to reach it
- 19.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 28.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 16.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Prospect Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mill Hill: 1.9 mi
- Buckley Hill: 2.1 mi
- Jeremiahs Back: 2.3 mi
- Bull Hill: 3.3 mi
- Day Pond State Park: 1.5 mi
- Whispering Woods Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Pickerel Lake: 2.6 mi
- Gateway Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Stony Brook Farm Open Space: 2.8 mi
- Schuster Park: 2.2 mi
- Pickerel Lake Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
- Colchester Recreation Complex: 2.7 mi
- CT Salmon River State Park: 3.0 mi
- Connor's Way: 3.1 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 5.3 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 6.0 mi
- Wilcox Mill (Site of): 6.3 mi
- Wilcox Mill: 6.3 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 6.6 mi
- Gingers Garden: 6.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.5 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 6.6 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 8.6 mi
- fern and rock garden: 9.3 mi
- Face in Tree: 9.4 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 12.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 13.4 mi
- Swifty: 14.0 mi
- Windy: 14.0 mi
- Day Pond Brook Falls: 2.5 mi
- Moodus Falls: 3.7 mi
- Grayville Falls: 4.0 mi
- Tartia Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Mill Turbine: 3.9 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 5.8 mi
- Devil's Oven: 6.1 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.3 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 6.5 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 17.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 18.1 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 19.1 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 19.3 mi
- Crescent Beach: 19.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Crow Point: 15.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 16.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 16.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 6.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 11.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.1 mi
- Old Spring: 22.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 19.8 mi
- Powder House: 20.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Stablitz Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | WNW 302° | 265 m | 9.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | WNW 290° | 241 m | 7.6 mi |
| Post Hill | NNE 18° | 239 m | 8.3 mi |
| Burnt Hill | N 2° | 229 m | 9.2 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | WNW 294° | 228 m | 8.9 mi |
| Great Hill | W 280° | 222 m | 8.8 mi |
| Utley Hill | NNE 16° | 209 m | 10.0 mi |
| Baker Hill | WNW 292° | 204 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1444706292
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 3 mi
- Essex · 14 mi
- Montville · 14 mi
- Willimantic · 14 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 15 mi
- East Lyme · 16 mi
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