Two Rivers Preserve
Two Rivers Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherlock Homestead, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bethlehem Land Trust
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherlock Homestead: 0.8 mi
- Crane Hollow: 0.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Hunt's Land): 1.0 mi
- Muck Swamp: 1.1 mi
- Wood Creek Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Town Green: 1.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- Bryan Plaza: 5.0 mi
- Three Rivers Park: 5.0 mi
- Woodbury North Green: 5.4 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- James Morris Museum and Aline Brothier Morris Reading Room: 4.2 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 4.5 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 5.3 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 5.8 mi
- Bird Hill: 1.3 mi
- Carmel Hill: 1.5 mi
- Magnolia Hill: 1.8 mi
- Davidson Hill: 2.1 mi
- Todd Hill: 2.1 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 5.3 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.7 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 6.2 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 6.2 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 3.3 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cascade: 7.3 mi
- New Preston Falls: 7.6 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 8.0 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 1.3 mi
- Indian village: 5.3 mi
- Peter's Forge: 7.1 mi
- Rock House: 7.1 mi
- Bethel Rock: 6.1 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.1 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 8.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 11.1 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 11.3 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 6.2 mi
- Judea Garden: 6.8 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 8.7 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 9.5 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 4.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.5 mi
- Waterfront: 9.5 mi
- Boating Side: 9.5 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 14.2 mi
- Jean Widmark: 4.6 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 10.6 mi
- Ben Franklin: 10.6 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 10.7 mi
- Maori Head: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.4 mi
- Pond View: 21.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 21.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 21.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 22.0 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.2 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.1 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Two Rivers Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Tom | NNW 331° | 393 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mount Rat | NW 316° | 352 m | 5.9 mi |
| Guernsey Hill | NE 39° | 346 m | 7.4 mi |
| Todd Hill | NNW 347° | 344 m | 2.1 mi |
| Poor House Hill | NNE 12° | 336 m | 4.7 mi |
| Apple Hill | N 5° | 334 m | 4.5 mi |
| Little Mount Tom | NNW 335° | 331 m | 4.5 mi |
| Looking Glass Hill | NNW 342° | 331 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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