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Strong Meadow Preserve

Strong Meadow Preserve from directly overhead

Strong Meadow Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Of Woodbury Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Woodbury

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55342, -73.19589

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Woodbury North Green: 0.5 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 1.0 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 1.2 mi
  • Hollow Park: 1.5 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 3.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 1.2 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 1.8 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 3.8 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.9 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.4 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 55
Gardens: 47
Attractions: 37
Beaches: 29
  • Morris Town Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.7 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.8 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 3.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 7.8 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 7.8 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.9 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 9.6 mi
  • Pond View: 16.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.5 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Strong Meadow Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todd HillNNW 345°344 m7.4 mi
Painter HillWNW 303°324 m5.8 mi
Carmel HillNNW 335°322 m6.4 mi
Plumb HillNW 315°322 m7.1 mi
Bell HillNW 317°299 m7.4 mi
Magnolia HillN 2°294 m5.8 mi
Good HillW 272°292 m3.4 mi
Great HillESE 114°292 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/858191397

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