Brokaw Preserve
Brokaw Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the southeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cornwall Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Green Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Tarradiddle: 1.0 mi
- Buck Mountain: 1.0 mi
- The Cobble: 1.2 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Trinity Forest Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Route 128): 0.8 mi
- Day Preserve: 0.9 mi
- CCT Walker-Cobble: 1.1 mi
- CCT Walker-Cobble Easement: 1.2 mi
- Housatonic Meadows State Park: 1.9 mi
- Dean's Ravine: 3.7 mi
- Town Green: 6.2 mi
- Mudge Pond Town Beach: 6.6 mi
- Ivy Mountain State Park: 6.8 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 0.7 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
- Cascade: 3.6 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 3.7 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 8.1 mi
- Lime Kiln: 7.3 mi
- Folly: 7.6 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 9.8 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 10.8 mi
- Dough Boy: 11.1 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 6.1 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 7.7 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 10.1 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 10.5 mi
- Peter's Forge: 11.0 mi
- Grand Staircase: 11.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 13.3 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 15.2 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 20.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.5 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 14.2 mi
- Holland Beach: 14.4 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 21.6 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 21.8 mi
- Judea Garden: 12.8 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 13.5 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 21.6 mi
- Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 24.0 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 14.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 15.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.7 mi
- Big Spring: 19.2 mi
- Jean Widmark: 21.1 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 21.8 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 23.6 mi
- Naked Lady: 23.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 4.1 mi
- Questing: 18.4 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Brokaw Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | SE 136° | 513 m | 4.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | SE 140° | 502 m | 4.2 mi |
| Red Mountain | ESE 112° | 499 m | 3.7 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | E 84° | 495 m | 4.2 mi |
| Brass Mountain | E 94° | 491 m | 6.2 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | ESE 108° | 484 m | 4.3 mi |
| Howe Mountain | NE 47° | 473 m | 4.1 mi |
| Woodbury Mountain | S 175° | 464 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:50 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1150979448
Day trips start here
- Berkshires · 23 mi
- Great Barrington · 23 mi
- Monterey · 23 mi
- Otis · 26 mi
- Stockbridge · 29 mi
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