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Swan Hill Preserve

Swan Hill Preserve from directly overhead

Swan Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Haddam Shad Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 28 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Haddam Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.50259, -72.56156

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Soldiers Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 5.9 mi
  • Collier's Hut Remains: 6.0 mi
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 6.1 mi
Gardens
Artworks: 57
Waterfalls: 54
Beaches: 48
Attractions: 45
  • George Washington rock: 1.0 mi
  • grindstone: 1.2 mi
  • Bible Rock: 1.3 mi
  • Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 3.3 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Swan Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark HillNNE 16°241 m6.7 mi
Raccoon HillN 6°228 m7.5 mi
Great HillN 3°222 m5.4 mi
Baker HillNNE 33°204 m7.0 mi
Goose HillS 183°201 m4.1 mi
Bear HillNW 311°199 m2.1 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 236°196 m7.0 mi
Chestnut MountainW 274°186 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441223

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