Brookland and Josephson Preserves
Brookland and Josephson Preserves is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lois Batchelder, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Northwest Connecticut Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 28.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lois Batchelder: 0.3 mi
- Jim Hulton: 1.8 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 5.9 mi
- Mill Ruins: 8.5 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 11.0 mi
- Barnes Hill: 0.6 mi
- Stillson Hill: 0.7 mi
- Towner Hill: 1.3 mi
- Boardman Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pine Knob: 2.0 mi
- Town Meadows: 0.7 mi
- Spring Lake Road: 1.3 mi
- Towner Hill Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Mildred Strauss and James Morrissey Family Nature Preserves: 1.7 mi
- Irene's Woods Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
- Sega Meadows Park: 1.9 mi
- Colonial Park: 2.0 mi
- Emmanuel Williamson Park: 2.1 mi
- Sherman Town Park: 2.3 mi
- Northrop House: 1.8 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 5.9 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 8.5 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 9.4 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascades: 6.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.9 mi
- New Preston Falls: 8.5 mi
- Personal Gardens: 8.5 mi
- Judea Garden: 9.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 15.1 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 15.5 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 15.5 mi
- New Milford Tank: 4.4 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 8.5 mi
- Indian village: 8.6 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 8.6 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 10.7 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 2.1 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 2.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 5.1 mi
- North Beach: 8.4 mi
- South Beach: 8.9 mi
- Jean Widmark: 11.6 mi
- greek letter pi: 13.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 13.5 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 16.5 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 22.0 mi
- Kelly Slide: 2.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 6.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.0 mi
- Grand Staircase: 8.6 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 12.4 mi
- Princess circle picnic site: 21.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 23.6 mi
- Pond View: 23.8 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 23.8 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 15.8 mi
- Dicktown: 17.2 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 5.1 mi
- The Silver Spring: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Brookland and Josephson Preserves. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Hill | WSW 249° | 405 m | 2.9 mi |
| Schaghticoke Mountain | NNW 344° | 404 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 50° | 390 m | 6.0 mi |
| Birch Hill | SSW 212° | 386 m | 6.6 mi |
| West Mountain | W 275° | 373 m | 6.9 mi |
| Branch Hill | SW 225° | 370 m | 3.0 mi |
| Seeley Hill | WSW 258° | 368 m | 2.8 mi |
| Segar Mountain | N 11° | 366 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 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 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 18 mi
- Cold Spring · 27 mi
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