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Stevens Preserve

Stevens Preserve from directly overhead

Stevens Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Wangum Lake Hill stands 521 m to the west-northwest, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Point Ridge, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Winchester Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.90753, -73.08988

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 47
  • 4 towns meet: 2.3 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 4.9 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 4.9 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 7.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 12.0 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 43
Cliffs: 26
  • Winsted Cliffs: 1.1 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 7.7 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 9.4 mi
  • The Beech: 11.2 mi
  • Space Invaders: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 0.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 3.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.1 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 25.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Stevens Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wangum Lake HillWNW 297°521 m9.7 mi
Haystack MountainNW 318°510 m9.1 mi
Dutton MountainNW 312°506 m7.2 mi
Ivy MountainWSW 250°504 m7.3 mi
Brown MountainNNW 330°499 m9.7 mi
The MatterhornWNW 287°498 m8.9 mi
Dennis HillWNW 297°496 m6.3 mi
Brass MountainWSW 247°491 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1340655950

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