Wimisink Preserve
Wimisink Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Mildred Strauss and James Morrissey Family Nature Preserves, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Mildred Strauss and James Morrissey Family Nature Preserves: 0.8 mi
- Herrick Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Brookland and Josephson Preserves: 2.4 mi
- Leather Hill Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Spring Lake Road: 2.6 mi
- Fireman's Field: 1.0 mi
- Emanuel Williamson Park: 1.1 mi
- Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Emmanuel Williamson Park: 1.8 mi
- Town of Dover: 2.7 mi
- Straits Rock: 1.5 mi
- Gardner Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tenmile Hill: 1.8 mi
- Leather Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Hill: 2.3 mi
- Jim Hulton: 2.3 mi
- Lois Batchelder: 2.7 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 3.5 mi
- Mill Ruins: 8.0 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 12.3 mi
- Northrop House: 4.1 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 7.3 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 8.2 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 9.4 mi
- Cascades: 3.8 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
- New Preston Falls: 8.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 9.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 9.0 mi
- Judea Garden: 9.2 mi
- Personal Gardens: 10.1 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 15.4 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 16.6 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 17.9 mi
- New Milford Tank: 6.2 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 8.3 mi
- Indian village: 9.4 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 10.1 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 10.4 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 4.5 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 4.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 7.5 mi
- North Beach: 10.8 mi
- South Beach: 11.3 mi
- Jean Widmark: 12.9 mi
- greek letter pi: 15.6 mi
- Lesser Evil: 15.9 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 18.9 mi
- Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 23.0 mi
- Kelly Slide: 4.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 5.7 mi
- Grand Staircase: 6.3 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 14.9 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 12.9 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.2 mi
- Dicktown: 17.9 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 21.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.7 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 2.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.6 miles of Wimisink Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston Hill | N 351° | 442 m | 5.2 mi |
| North Preston Hill | N 354° | 441 m | 5.9 mi |
| Chapel Pond Hill | N 360° | 426 m | 5.6 mi |
| Dennis Hill | WNW 282° | 416 m | 6.5 mi |
| East Mountain | NNW 346° | 406 m | 6.3 mi |
| Observatory Hill | SSW 211° | 405 m | 3.9 mi |
| Schaghticoke Mountain | NNW 343° | 404 m | 3.6 mi |
| West Mountain | WNW 288° | 392 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 19 mi
- Cold Spring · 28 mi
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