Wolcott Preserve
Wolcott Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 394 m. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagg Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.
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What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 20.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.5 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Flagg Hill: 0.3 mi
- East Summit: 0.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.3 mi
- Pine Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Grant Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pine Mountain Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Town Farm): 1.2 mi
- Town Open Space (Dutton Mountain): 1.9 mi
- Silas Hall Pond Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Dennis Hill State Park: 2.3 mi
- Maasser Park: 1.1 mi
- Hillside Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Bigelow Park: 2.2 mi
- Norfolk Historic District: 2.8 mi
- North Green: 3.9 mi
- World War I Memorial: 3.1 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 7.3 mi
- Hermit memorial: 8.4 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 8.6 mi
- Dough Boy: 9.7 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Colebrook Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 5.1 mi
- American Mural Project: 5.9 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 8.8 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.1 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 3.7 mi
- Beulah Falls: 4.4 mi
- Pothole Falls: 5.9 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 5.9 mi
- Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 7.2 mi
- 4 towns meet: 7.6 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 7.6 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 8.0 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 8.7 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 18.6 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 19.5 mi
- Naked Lady: 20.5 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 20.5 mi
- The Globe: 22.0 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 5.9 mi
- The Beech: 8.7 mi
- Space Invaders: 8.7 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 8.8 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 8.8 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 15.3 mi
- Flower Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Herb Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Heritage Garden: 17.2 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 18.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 4.7 mi
- County Beach: 16.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 19.4 mi
- Babbs Beach: 21.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 5.4 mi
- Big Spring: 8.1 mi
- Hermit spring: 8.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 8.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 17.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
- Questing: 11.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Wolcott Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bradford Mountain | WNW 285° | 584 m | 7.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNW 326° | 539 m | 5.3 mi |
| Stone Man Mountain | W 266° | 528 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wangum Lake Hill | W 276° | 521 m | 5.1 mi |
| East Bald Mountain | NNW 336° | 519 m | 5.0 mi |
| Higley Hill | N 354° | 518 m | 7.8 mi |
| Seymour Mountain | NNE 24° | 517 m | 7.1 mi |
| Dodds Mountain | NNE 16° | 516 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439170
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 14 mi
- Monterey · 15 mi
- Otis · 16 mi
- Blandford · 19 mi
- Great Barrington · 19 mi
- Chester · 24 mi
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