Nature reserve · Connecticut
Bassett Preserve
Bassett Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ivers Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Southbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49615, -73.30319
- 18.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Ivers Preserve: 0.6 mi
- River's Edge Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Geraldine Stutz Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Chase Park: 1.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Minor Bridge Road): 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Horse Hill: 1.4 mi
- Flat Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bronson Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Hut Hill: 3.0 mi
- Rucum Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Lake Lillinonah Park: 2.3 mi
- Lake Lillinonah Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
- Lake Lillinonah (Pond Brook) Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
- Traditions Park: 2.9 mi
- Platt Park: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Old Town Hall Museum: 3.3 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 5.6 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 6.5 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 6.5 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 7.9 mi
Historic sites
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.3 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 4.8 mi
- Candle wall: 5.3 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 51
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 5.6 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.1 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 11.1 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
- Poet's Circle: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 48
- Prydden Brook Falls: 7.5 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 7.6 mi
- Southford Falls: 7.6 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 10.5 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 41
- North Beach: 8.2 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
- South Beach: 8.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.8 mi
- Zoar Beach: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 25
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 4.7 mi
- Millstone: 7.6 mi
- Millstone: 7.6 mi
- New Milford Tank: 7.9 mi
- Indian village: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 5.4 mi
- Lesser Evil: 8.3 mi
- greek letter pi: 9.6 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 10.4 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Bethel Rock: 6.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 7.4 mi
- Kelly Slide: 9.7 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pond View: 12.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 13.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 13.0 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Danbury Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.3 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Dudley Town: 21.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.2 mi
- Dicktown: 24.5 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 19.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tongue Point Light: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Bassett Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painter Hill | N 6° | 324 m | 7.1 mi |
| Good Hill | NNE 28° | 292 m | 4.6 mi |
| Second Hill | NW 319° | 285 m | 5.2 mi |
| Greenleaf Hill | N 0° | 282 m | 5.6 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | ENE 66° | 282 m | 7.6 mi |
| Botsford Hill | NW 318° | 267 m | 3.1 mi |
| Mine Hill | NNW 337° | 267 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hoop Pole Hill | NNE 32° | 264 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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