Nature reserve · Connecticut
Yovan Preserve
Yovan Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the west-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallows Hill Natural Area, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Redding Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.32026, -73.40152
- 10.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Gallows Hill Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Steiner-Setaside: 0.5 mi
- Pirone-Setaside: 0.9 mi
- Joan B.Arnold: 0.9 mi
- Limekiln Natural Area: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Redding Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Putnam Memorial Park Museum: 1.7 mi
- Scott Fanton Museum: 4.8 mi
- Danbury Museum and Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: 5.8 mi
Peaks
- Umpawaug Hill: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Diamond Hill: 2.3 mi
- Bogus Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
- Memorial Monument: 1.6 mi
- Officer's Quarters: 1.8 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial Plaque: 4.1 mi
- Hearthstone Castle: 4.7 mi
Parks
- Overlook Park: 3.3 mi
- Parloa Park: 3.6 mi
- Martin Park Beach: 3.6 mi
- Town Green: 3.6 mi
- P. T. Barnum Square: 3.6 mi
Gardens
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 4.9 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 4.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.2 mi
- Fairy Garden: 6.3 mi
Beaches
- Twixt Hills Beach: 5.5 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 6.5 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 11.2 mi
- South Beach: 11.2 mi
- North Beach: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Saugatuck Falls: 0.9 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 24
- P.T. Barnum: 3.6 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 3.7 mi
- Lesser Evil: 6.6 mi
- greek letter pi: 7.0 mi
- Annunaki: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 20
- 3-town marker: 3.5 mi
- Weir House: 5.2 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 5.9 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.3 mi
- Earthplace: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cedar Grove: 8.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 8.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 8.5 mi
- Pond View: 8.6 mi
- Pell Hill: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 7.7 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 10.3 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 10.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Danbury Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Tongue Point Light: 15.8 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 16.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 19.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Pleasure Beach: 16.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 20.5 mi
- Dicktown: 22.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 7.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Yovan Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | WNW 296° | 304 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cranson Peak | NE 48° | 303 m | 4.4 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NW 310° | 296 m | 4.3 mi |
| Barlow Mountain | W 275° | 290 m | 5.0 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | NW 318° | 286 m | 4.3 mi |
| West Mountain | W 260° | 285 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ned Mountain | WNW 288° | 284 m | 6.4 mi |
| Seth Low Mountain | W 276° | 283 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Stamford · 17 mi
- Putnam County · 20 mi
- Purchase · 25 mi
- Rye Brook · 25 mi
- Valhalla · 25 mi
- Briarcliff Manor · 26 mi
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