Steep Rock Preserve
Steep Rock Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the north-northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian village, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Steep Rock Association, Inc.
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- American Indian Archaeological Institute: 0.5 mi
- Steep Rock Association, Inc.: 1.4 mi
- Battle Swamp Brook Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Johnson Farm Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Raven Rock Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Steep Rock: 0.6 mi
- Lower Church Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fenn Hill: 1.6 mi
- Plumb Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bryan Plaza: 1.7 mi
- Hodge Park: 3.8 mi
- Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington): 4.7 mi
- Hurlburt Park: 4.7 mi
- New Milford Center Historic District: 4.9 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 4.3 mi
- Mill Ruins: 4.3 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.8 mi
- Jim Hulton: 7.0 mi
- New Preston Falls: 4.3 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 7.4 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cascades: 10.5 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 0.5 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 1.2 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 5.0 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 7.2 mi
- Indian village: 0.5 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 3.9 mi
- New Milford Tank: 5.1 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 6.3 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 6.3 mi
- Judea Garden: 4.5 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 8.1 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 12.3 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 13.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 7.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.6 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 9.0 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 10.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.7 mi
- Kelly Slide: 6.8 mi
- Bethel Rock: 8.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 10.9 mi
- Grand Staircase: 11.2 mi
- Jean Widmark: 4.5 mi
- Lesser Evil: 14.8 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 15.2 mi
- Ben Franklin: 15.2 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 15.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.7 mi
- Pond View: 21.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 21.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 21.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 21.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 22.7 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 24.3 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 10.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Steep Rock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | NNE 28° | 393 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 307° | 390 m | 4.7 mi |
| Tinker Hill | NNW 339° | 364 m | 5.4 mi |
| Mount Bushnell | NNW 339° | 363 m | 4.8 mi |
| Peet Hill | NW 306° | 359 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Rat | NNE 14° | 352 m | 5.1 mi |
| Todd Hill | ENE 60° | 344 m | 5.6 mi |
| Tanner Hill | N 355° | 342 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43437252
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 25 mi
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