Von Ahn Preserve
Von Ahn Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Bald Peak stands 588 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Folly, a historic site 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sharon Land Trust
How to reach it
- 29.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Mudge Pond Town Beach: 0.8 mi
- Veterans Field: 1.9 mi
- Bauer Park: 4.2 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 4.4 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 4.4 mi
- Indian Mountain: 1.2 mi
- King Hill: 2.0 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 2.1 mi
- Tan Fat Hill: 3.0 mi
- Red Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Maria Peters Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Tory Hill Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Beardsley Pond: 2.3 mi
- Moore Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Ymca Camp Slone (Indian Mountain Road): 2.6 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 4.4 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 11.3 mi
- Riga Falls: 6.8 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 6.8 mi
- Great Falls: 6.9 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 7.4 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 7.4 mi
- Folly: 0.7 mi
- Lime Kiln: 1.7 mi
- Moravian Christian Mission Monument: 8.6 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 9.5 mi
- War Memorial: 9.9 mi
- East Beach: 16.6 mi
- West Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.2 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 20.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 20.7 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 3.3 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 6.5 mi
- wings castle: 11.0 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 12.2 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 13.1 mi
- Grand Staircase: 12.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.4 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 20.7 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Kelly Slide: 22.8 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 17.1 mi
- Judea Garden: 17.7 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 20.7 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 20.7 mi
- Community Garden: 21.3 mi
- Diving Lady: 18.9 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 19.7 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 21.2 mi
- Naked Lady: 21.4 mi
- Parliament of Reality: 22.8 mi
- Dudley Town: 10.0 mi
- Questing: 18.9 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 13.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.1 mi
- Hermit spring: 22.7 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Von Ahn Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Peak | N 9° | 588 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Riga | N 10° | 534 m | 5.8 mi |
| Lion's Head | NNE 18° | 531 m | 6.9 mi |
| Thorpe Mountain | N 0° | 518 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bird Peak | N 3° | 477 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ellsworth Hill | SSE 166° | 473 m | 7.8 mi |
| Cream Hill | E 95° | 452 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sharon Mountain | SE 131° | 445 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1333571989
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 21 mi
- Monterey · 23 mi
- Berkshires · 25 mi
- Stockbridge · 27 mi
- Otis · 28 mi
- Lee · 30 mi
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