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Stillman-Danaher Preserve

Stillman-Danaher Preserve from directly overhead

Stillman-Danaher Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 305 m. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the west-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pinnacle Rock, a attraction 0.1 miles away.

Owned by Litchfield Land Trust, open to the public without a fee. No motor vehicles.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.77225, -73.14559

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Horticulture Therapy Farm, LLC: 1.3 mi
  • Upper Bantam River Preserve: 2.0 mi
  • Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
  • White Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
Parks
Historic sites
Waterfalls
Attractions: 47
  • Pinnacle Rock: 0.1 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 6.8 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 7.1 mi
  • Tory's Den: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Jean Widmark: 15.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 15.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 15.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 16.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 16.3 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 2.2 mi
  • Judea Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 15.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • Hornet's Nest: 0.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 8.6 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 8.6 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.3 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 8.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 11.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Stillman-Danaher Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainWNW 294°513 m8.5 mi
Ivy MountainNNW 330°504 m8.0 mi
The PinnacleWNW 292°502 m8.9 mi
Brass MountainNW 323°491 m7.7 mi
Bartholomew HillNW 308°484 m8.6 mi
Beech HillNNW 334°452 m7.3 mi
Platt HillN 10°443 m8.8 mi
Mount OuleoutN 352°433 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/359375867

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