Williams Preserve
Williams Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Westward Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Westward Hill: 0.7 mi
- Bald Hill: 0.8 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.3 mi
- Daven Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.4 mi
- Town Commons: 0.8 mi
- Town Commons: 1.2 mi
- Beeches Recreation Park: 2.6 mi
- Pomfret Green: 2.8 mi
- Bull Hill Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Harvey Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Paul and Avis Spalding Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Little River Greenway: 2.1 mi
- Cole Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Holzer Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 4.0 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.7 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 7.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 16.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 16.8 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 6.4 mi
- Pineville Mill: 7.4 mi
- Old Firetower Foundations: 8.3 mi
- Dudley Fire Department Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Beresik Square: 8.9 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 5.1 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 10.3 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 15.1 mi
- Motion: 11.7 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 16.1 mi
- U’s and C’s: 16.2 mi
- Copper Tower: 16.2 mi
- Crisscross XVI: 16.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 6.5 mi
- Streeter Beach: 14.3 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 14.8 mi
- Wescott Beach: 15.1 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.3 mi
- Small House Garden: 13.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 13.4 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 16.3 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 16.3 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 16.4 mi
- Cargill Falls: 3.9 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 13.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 14.7 mi
- Cascades: 17.6 mi
- Cascades: 17.6 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 13.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 14.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 16.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 23.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.4 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 23.4 mi
- Bara-Hack: 4.0 mi
- Picnic: 7.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Williams Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatney Hill | NW 307° | 283 m | 2.4 mi |
| Joe Margy Hill | NW 308° | 281 m | 3.2 mi |
| Coburn Hill | WNW 298° | 277 m | 6.5 mi |
| Aplin Hill | WNW 301° | 276 m | 3.2 mi |
| Crawford Hill | WNW 295° | 271 m | 6.5 mi |
| Bungee Hill | WNW 297° | 269 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bradford Hill | NW 305° | 267 m | 3.7 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 300° | 265 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/948585723
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