- Elevation, modelled
- 95 m
- Tallest summit within 10.8 miles
- Snow Hill362 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16918.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8233, -72.3138
Taylor Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 95 m. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Merrow Meadow Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Taylor Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | NNE 30° | 362 m | 10.5 mi |
| Sky Hill | NE 35° | 331 m | 10.8 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | NNW 332° | 315 m | 10.7 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NW 317° | 294 m | 5.5 mi |
| Whifford Hill | NNE 31° | 291 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NNW 340° | 290 m | 7.2 mi |
| Westford Hill | NE 45° | 290 m | 8.7 mi |
| Grant Hill | W 264° | 284 m | 3.8 mi |
- 18.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 23.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Merrow Meadow Park: 0.1 mi
- Laidlaw Park: 1.5 mi
- Halls Pond Swim Area: 2.4 mi
- Lisicke Beach: 2.8 mi
- Pine Lake Community Club: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Merrow Road Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Merrow Parcel: 0.3 mi
- Riverview Trail Park: 0.3 mi
- Brigham Tavern Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Manchester Sportsmen's Association: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Cassidy Hill: 1.5 mi
- Riley Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Pinney Hill: 2.2 mi
- Brackett Hill: 3.3 mi
- Horsebarn Hill: 3.4 mi
Museums
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 3.1 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 3.3 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 3.9 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 3.9 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- The Walking Wall: 3.2 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 3.2 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 3.3 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 3.3 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 3.6 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 3.8 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 4.0 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 53
- Mansfield Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 3.1 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 3.1 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 3.2 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 43
- Wolf Rock: 6.8 mi
- filled-in well: 7.0 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 9.8 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 11.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 37
- Cascades: 1.8 mi
- Cascades: 1.8 mi
- Codfish Falls: 4.5 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 7.3 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 2.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.1 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 12.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 19.3 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 5.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 6.2 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 6.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 7.3 mi
- Crow Point: 17.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 9.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 16.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic: 17.9 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 8.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 5 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Storrs · 3 mi
- Tolland · 4 mi
- Willimantic · 9 mi
- Somers · 13 mi
- East Windsor · 14 mi
- Union · 14 mi
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