Nature reserve · Connecticut
Abe Tempkin Preserve
Abe Tempkin Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the southwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Funk Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlesex Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62843, -72.60917
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Funk Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Whispering Hollow Subdivision: 0.8 mi
- Robert Easement: 0.8 mi
- Old Maids Farm Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Roy Huse Collins Preserve: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 1.2 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 1.2 mi
- Bulkeley Corne Mill 1677: 1.7 mi
- Billings Manufacturing 1884: 1.7 mi
- Bulkeley Corne Mill 1680-1830: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Taylor Family Circle: 1.2 mi
- Oakwood Soccer Park: 1.6 mi
- Bransfield Park: 1.9 mi
- Portland Recreational Complex: 2.4 mi
- Dr. Barbara Orsini Surwilo Park: 2.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Dividend Falls: 1.8 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Cascades: 2.8 mi
- The Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Glen Falls: 4.8 mi
Peaks
- Strickland Hill: 1.9 mi
- Jouncer Hill: 2.0 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Belltown Hill: 2.1 mi
- Nooks Hill: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Cromwell Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 2.8 mi
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 2.9 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 3.0 mi
Artworks
- Face in Tree: 3.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 5.4 mi
- First Tear: 5.7 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 6.2 mi
- Frog: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 60
- Cromwell Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 5.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.9 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 6.2 mi
Attractions
- State Forest Quarry #1: 4.2 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 4.3 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 4.6 mi
- Constitution Oak: 6.2 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Crow Point: 5.5 mi
- Green Wall: 12.6 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 12.6 mi
- South Wall: 13.7 mi
- Solar Panel: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 8
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 14.0 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 18.6 mi
- Boating Side: 22.3 mi
- Waterfront: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 11.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 12.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Abe Tempkin Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | SW 232° | 272 m | 8.6 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | E 88° | 265 m | 3.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | ESE 118° | 241 m | 4.9 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NE 50° | 234 m | 7.2 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | ESE 111° | 228 m | 3.5 mi |
| Great Hill | SE 140° | 222 m | 4.3 mi |
| Minnechaug Mountain | NE 37° | 215 m | 8.2 mi |
| Clark Hill | ENE 68° | 206 m | 2.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/971187508
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 15 mi
- East Windsor · 20 mi
- Tolland · 21 mi
- Willimantic · 21 mi
- Essex · 22 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
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