Walter E. Mislick Memorial Preserve
Walter E. Mislick Memorial Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelsey Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Deep River Land Trust
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 27.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kelsey Hill: 0.3 mi
- Orchard Hill: 0.6 mi
- Fountain Hill: 1.2 mi
- Rattling Valley Hill: 1.2 mi
- Book Hill: 1.5 mi
- Whittlesey Brook Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Union Street Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Rattling Valley Ridge Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Florence Bidwell Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
- Evelyn & Hawthorne Smyth Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Devitt Field: 0.8 mi
- Plattwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Park Triangle: 1.5 mi
- Comstock Park: 2.0 mi
- North Quarter Park: 2.4 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 1.1 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 2.3 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 2.3 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 3.2 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 3.2 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 4.8 mi
- In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 5.8 mi
- Westbrook: 5.8 mi
- Westbrook Honor Roll: 5.8 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 6.3 mi
- Middle Beach: 6.3 mi
- Stannard Beach: 6.4 mi
- Chapman Beach: 6.5 mi
- Chalker Beach: 6.6 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 5.4 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Stone Table: 1.9 mi
- Historic Ferry: 3.4 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 5.7 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 5.7 mi
- tri-town marker: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
- Gingers Garden: 9.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 7.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.2 mi
- James Madison: 10.4 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 12.1 mi
- snake: 12.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 1.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 4.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.6 mi
- Chimney Corner: 16.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 8.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 16.7 mi
- Powder House: 16.8 mi
- Old Spring: 23.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 8.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Walter E. Mislick Memorial Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNE 33° | 179 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 10° | 167 m | 6.5 mi |
| Long Hill | NNW 327° | 154 m | 6.3 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 321° | 140 m | 5.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 317° | 138 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mount Archer | ENE 61° | 136 m | 4.8 mi |
| Wig Hill | NW 316° | 128 m | 3.4 mi |
| Tower Hill | WSW 257° | 126 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1211600933
Day trips start here
- Essex · 3 mi
- Old Saybrook · 6 mi
- Old Lyme · 8 mi
- East Lyme · 11 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 15 mi
- Waterford · 15 mi
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