Windham Outdoor Education Preserve
Windham Outdoor Education Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 76 m. Sprague Hill stands 257 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Windham Atlantic White Cedar Bog, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Windham/Project IMO
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 14.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 3.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Windham Atlantic White Cedar Bog: 0.1 mi
- Storrs Road Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Cloutier Memorial Forest: 1.7 mi
- Bassetts Bridge Road Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Storrs Road Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Beaver Hill: 1.8 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 2.5 mi
- Parish Hill: 3.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 3.5 mi
- Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
- Philip Lauter Park: 2.1 mi
- Alex Caisse Park: 2.1 mi
- Sunny Acres Park: 2.4 mi
- Southeast Park: 2.5 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 3.0 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 3.1 mi
- Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum: 4.0 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 5.8 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 4.2 mi
- Old root cellar: 5.3 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 5.8 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 7.3 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 7.4 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 3.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 6.4 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 6.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.3 mi
- Wolf Rock: 2.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 3.1 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 4.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 6.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.9 mi
- Manny: 3.1 mi
- Willy: 3.1 mi
- Windy: 3.2 mi
- Swifty: 3.2 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 5.8 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 2.2 mi
- Mary's Garden: 3.0 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 6.5 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 6.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 2.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 4.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 4.1 mi
- Flag Rock: 14.9 mi
- Crow Point: 23.4 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 10.4 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 18.1 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 20.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 12.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.8 mi
- Bara-Hack: 12.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 14.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 2.1 mi
- Old Spring: 24.1 mi
- Picnic: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Windham Outdoor Education Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Hill | NNE 30° | 257 m | 9.9 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | NNE 17° | 241 m | 7.4 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NE 51° | 240 m | 5.8 mi |
| Clark Hill | NE 55° | 235 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 49° | 232 m | 4.6 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NE 55° | 231 m | 8.8 mi |
| Alworth Hill | ENE 67° | 225 m | 8.5 mi |
| Riley Mountain | WNW 296° | 223 m | 9.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1273979383
Day trips start here
- Willimantic · 3 mi
- Storrs · 6 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 7 mi
- Norwich · 14 mi
- Tolland · 14 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 15 mi
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