Burnham Brook Preserve
Burnham Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 97 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the east, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 19.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 0.2 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 2.1 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 3.7 mi
- The Eagle: 3.7 mi
- Dolbia Hill: 0.3 mi
- Tater Hill: 1.9 mi
- Beech Hill: 2.9 mi
- Long Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cedar Hill: 3.4 mi
- Edith Lefebvre Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Kashanski Easement: 1.1 mi
- Hammond Mill Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Ayers Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Tatson's Woods Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Millington Green: 2.1 mi
- Horse Pond Boat Launch: 3.9 mi
- Lake Hayward Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
- East Haddam Town Beach: 5.3 mi
- Connor's Way: 5.5 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village: 5.9 mi
- Gillette Castle: 6.2 mi
- Colchester Hayward Volunteer Fire Company Museum: 7.4 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 10.9 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 12.0 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 12.1 mi
- Crescent Beach: 12.2 mi
- Rocky Neck State Beach: 12.3 mi
- Cascade: 1.2 mi
- Chapman Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Cascade: 2.8 mi
- Moodus Falls: 6.3 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 5.7 mi
- Sparky: 11.0 mi
- River Blue: 12.3 mi
- Muffler Man: 12.6 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 12.6 mi
- Devil's Oven: 1.1 mi
- tri-town marker: 2.3 mi
- turtle rock: 2.8 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 3.4 mi
- Mill Turbine: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.6 mi
- Gingers Garden: 8.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 12.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.6 mi
- Laurel Walk: 12.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 5.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 8.9 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 19.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 19.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 10.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 7.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 13.2 mi
- Powder House: 13.4 mi
- Old Spring: 17.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 19.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Burnham Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | E 88° | 182 m | 6.3 mi |
| Tater Hill | WSW 258° | 179 m | 1.9 mi |
| Buckley Hill | NNW 347° | 176 m | 6.0 mi |
| Long Hill | N 350° | 175 m | 3.3 mi |
| Maynard Hill | E 92° | 174 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cockle Hill | NE 39° | 171 m | 4.0 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | E 80° | 171 m | 5.3 mi |
| Raymond Hill | ENE 76° | 170 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439661
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 7 mi
- Essex · 8 mi
- East Lyme · 9 mi
- Montville · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 10 mi
- Old Saybrook · 12 mi
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