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William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve

William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve from directly overhead

William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Powers Beach Tract, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.30372, -72.11870

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Beaches
Peaks
  • Pepperbox Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Lamphere Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Stuart Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Mallory Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Durfey Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls: 24
  • Cascade: 6.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Silver Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 16.0 mi
  • Cascade: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 21
Gardens: 17
  • West Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
  • East Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 0.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ridge HillNNW 336°134 m9.4 mi
Morgan HillNNW 332°120 m8.5 mi
Polly HillNNW 330°117 m8.1 mi
Konomoc HillNNW 339°112 m7.5 mi
Pie HillN 354°109 m9.6 mi
Gungywamp HillNNE 26°108 m7.5 mi
Vinegar HillNNE 22°108 m9.0 mi
Beaverdam HillNNW 341°105 m8.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/680388685

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