Toffolon Preserve
Toffolon Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Libby's Lump, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Environmental Learning Centers
How to reach it
- 27.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Libby's Lump: 0.3 mi
- Hospital Rock: 7.0 mi
- Will Warren's Den: 7.0 mi
- Tory's Den: 7.0 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 7.4 mi
- Compounce Mountain: 0.4 mi
- South Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Lindsley Hill: 1.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.8 mi
- Southington Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Forestville Fishing Club: 0.8 mi
- Russell Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Girl Scouts of CT: 1.6 mi
- Shangri-La Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Environmental Learning Centers: 2.4 mi
- Cascades: 0.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cascade: 6.2 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 6.7 mi
- Casey Field: 2.4 mi
- Memorial Boulevard Park: 2.7 mi
- Brackett Park: 2.9 mi
- Wolcott Green: 3.0 mi
- Peterson Park: 3.0 mi
- Imagine Nation Children's Museum: 2.9 mi
- Museum of Fire History: 2.9 mi
- New England Carousel Museum: 2.9 mi
- Bristol Memorial Military Museum: 3.3 mi
- Bradley Barnes Museum: 3.4 mi
- Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 3.3 mi
- Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rochambeau Monument: 4.2 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 5.9 mi
- plinth: 6.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.3 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Sunken Garden: 8.6 mi
- Japanese Garden: 9.0 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 9.0 mi
- Maori Head: 7.5 mi
- Ben Franklin: 7.8 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 7.8 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 7.8 mi
- Home: 8.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 6.3 mi
- Ravens Roost: 6.9 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 6.9 mi
- Green Wall: 7.1 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 7.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 5.2 mi
- Boating Side: 5.6 mi
- Waterfront: 5.6 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 8.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 12.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 4.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 17.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 20.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.0 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.1 mi
- Big Spring: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.7 mi
- Dudley Town: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Toffolon Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnycake Mountain | NNW 340° | 354 m | 9.2 mi |
| South Mountain | NNW 330° | 313 m | 1.5 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | WSW 254° | 312 m | 1.8 mi |
| Clinton Hill | WSW 258° | 303 m | 4.0 mi |
| West Peak | SE 135° | 301 m | 6.5 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | N 349° | 300 m | 9.2 mi |
| Becar Hill | WSW 257° | 297 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Hope | NNW 341° | 297 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1109606566
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 28 mi
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