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Bassett-Kell Preserve

Bassett-Kell Preserve from directly overhead

Bassett-Kell Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Seymour Mountain stands 517 m to the northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill District Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hartland Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.99871, -72.99635

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Howells Pond Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
  • Berg Field: 4.9 mi
  • Rowley Fields: 6.4 mi
  • Walker Field: 6.4 mi
  • Town Park: 6.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 6.8 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 9.2 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 10.3 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 51
  • cascade: 2.4 mi
  • cascade: 2.4 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Tunxis Falls: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Angel of Independence: 13.7 mi
  • The Globe: 13.9 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 14.0 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 15.2 mi
  • Epiphany: 15.6 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 2.0 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 3.9 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 4.8 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 5.0 mi
  • state boundary marker: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 42
  • Southwick Community Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 13.8 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • The Beech: 6.1 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 6.1 mi
  • Acorn Face: 6.1 mi
  • Space Invaders: 6.1 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 6.2 mi
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Hermit spring: 9.2 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Bassett-Kell Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Seymour MountainNW 307°517 m6.8 mi
Dodds MountainNW 308°516 m7.9 mi
Lair MountainN 351°513 m9.3 mi
Barry HillWNW 292°497 m9.4 mi
Noyes HillNNW 346°496 m8.0 mi
Flagg HillWSW 253°470 m8.4 mi
Chestnut HillW 262°470 m9.2 mi
Tow HillN 357°466 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1094653703

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