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Wood Creek Preserve

Wood Creek Preserve from directly overhead

Wood Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Mount Prospect stands 400 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Muck Swamp, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Bethlehem Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.64520, -73.22005

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 54
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 3.7 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 37
Cliffs: 21
Gardens: 19
Beaches: 14
Artworks: 10
  • Jean Widmark: 5.8 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 11.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 11.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 11.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 9.2 mi
  • Pond View: 22.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 17.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.0 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Wood Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ProspectNNW 341°400 m6.9 mi
Mount TomNW 320°393 m4.3 mi
Rabbit HillNW 318°385 m7.6 mi
Chestnut HillNNE 22°359 m6.6 mi
Mount RatNW 305°352 m5.2 mi
Guernsey HillNE 44°346 m6.3 mi
Todd HillNW 319°344 m1.1 mi
Tanner HillNW 307°342 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202941010

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