Nature reserve · Connecticut
Turkey Hill Preserve
Turkey Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 61 m. Moose Hill stands 231 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawkins Acres, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2011
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Orange
How to reach it
Coordinates41.27705, -73.06154
- 2.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hawkins Acres: 0.6 mi
- Housatonic Overlook: 0.9 mi
- Southbank Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Wright's Pond open space: 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Bruce Drive): 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Turkey Hill: 0.6 mi
- Georges Cellar Hill: 0.7 mi
- Long Hill: 1.8 mi
- Coram Hill: 1.8 mi
- Grassy Hill: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Sunnyside Park: 1.1 mi
- Tall Farm Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 2.0 mi
- Pine Rock Parks: 2.1 mi
- Pine Rock Parks: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- The Vine Sign: 2.8 mi
- Witek Memorial: 2.9 mi
- World War II: 3.8 mi
- Simon Lake's Explorer Submarine: 3.9 mi
- Simon Lake salvage sub wreck: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Americana Museum: 3.8 mi
- Boothe Memorial Museum: 3.9 mi
- Model Railroad Museum: 3.9 mi
- Eells-Stow House: 4.0 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Gulf Beach: 4.7 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 4.8 mi
- Burwells Beach: 4.9 mi
- Villa Rosa Terrace Beach: 4.9 mi
- Oyster River Beach: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 54
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Eklund Garden: 3.6 mi
- Yale Landscape Lab: 3.8 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 3.8 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 37
- Farmill River Falls: 2.4 mi
- Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Cascades: 3.1 mi
- Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 5.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Miniature Lighthouse: 3.8 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 3.8 mi
- Mother Mary: 5.5 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 6.8 mi
- Heron: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 18
- PEZ Visitor Center: 3.5 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.5 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.6 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 10.9 mi
- Millstone: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
- Pond View: 9.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 9.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Forbes Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Chimney Corner: 18.2 mi
- Bethel Rock: 19.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 21.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 0.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 0.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 8.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 8.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 9.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 8.6 mi
- The Silver Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 9.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Turkey Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | NNW 341° | 231 m | 9.1 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 334° | 202 m | 6.6 mi |
| Barn Hill | NW 306° | 200 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | N 1° | 199 m | 10.4 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 297° | 198 m | 8.4 mi |
| Israel Hill | WNW 300° | 192 m | 7.1 mi |
| Rockhouse Hill | NNW 332° | 192 m | 8.5 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 22° | 190 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/329793716
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