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Still River Preserve

Still River Preserve from directly overhead

Still River Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Dutton Mountain stands 506 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Rowley Fields, a park 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Winchester Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.91454, -73.05766

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 58
Attractions: 48
  • 4 towns meet: 1.9 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 3.2 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 3.3 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 43
  • Bike Sculpture: 13.4 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 17.1 mi
  • Cow: 18.8 mi
  • Painted Cow: 19.4 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 40
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 13.0 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 17.2 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Winsted Cliffs: 0.6 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 6.7 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 10.3 mi
  • The Beech: 10.7 mi
  • Space Invaders: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 3.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 3.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 23.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dutton MountainWNW 301°506 m8.2 mi
Ivy MountainWSW 251°504 m9.0 mi
Dennis HillWNW 288°496 m7.6 mi
Pine MountainWNW 299°484 m7.5 mi
Riggs HillW 276°480 m5.8 mi
Flagg HillNW 304°470 m6.0 mi
Chestnut HillNW 307°470 m7.4 mi
Bull MountainN 355°456 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1340655891

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