Nature reserve · Connecticut
Willis Woods
Willis Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Nicholdale Farm, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Shelton Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.33608, -73.16486
- 6.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Nicholdale Farm: 0.3 mi
- Trombetta Woods Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Little Knoll: 0.6 mi
- Pearmain Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Pine Tree Hill Rd.) 2 Parcels: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Lower White Hills: 0.9 mi
- Israel Hill: 1.0 mi
- Upper White Hills: 1.0 mi
- Barn Hill: 1.2 mi
- Walnut Tree Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- East Village Park: 1.1 mi
- Webb Mountain Park: 1.8 mi
- Nike Recreation Center: 2.1 mi
- Lake Housatonic Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
- Monroe Green: 2.2 mi
Gardens
- SIS Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Eklund Garden: 3.2 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 7.5 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 9.8 mi
Historic sites
- The Castle: 3.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 4.5 mi
- The Vine Sign: 4.7 mi
- Witek Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 5.6 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 3.2 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 5.3 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 10.3 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 10.5 mi
- Silver Beach: 10.6 mi
Museums
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 3.3 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 5.1 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Americana Museum: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Indian Well Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Cascades: 4.6 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 4.6 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.7 mi
- Millstone: 8.3 mi
- Millstone: 8.4 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Mother Mary: 5.1 mi
- Heron: 6.4 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 7.5 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 7.5 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Bethel Rock: 14.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 14.6 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.8 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Pond View: 3.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 4.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 4.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 11.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 13.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 13.1 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 20.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 13.3 mi
- The Silver Spring: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Willis Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | WNW 282° | 303 m | 9.2 mi |
| Eden Hill | W 268° | 240 m | 7.8 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNE 28° | 231 m | 5.1 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | NNE 12° | 223 m | 6.4 mi |
| Towantic Hill | NNE 19° | 219 m | 9.2 mi |
| Jacks Hill | NNE 14° | 213 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sugar Hill | WNW 299° | 213 m | 9.5 mi |
| Osborn Hill | NNW 329° | 206 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43436226
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