Nature reserve · Connecticut
Burr Preserve
Burr Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Morris Hubbard Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Haddam Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.46869, -72.54638
- 25.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 28.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Morris Hubbard Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Boy Scouts of America Troop 44: 0.9 mi
- Fenwood Extension Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Filley Road): 1.3 mi
- Fenwood Preserve: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
- Great Hill Park: 1.7 mi
- Meeting House Green: 1.8 mi
- Haddam Meadows State Park: 2.1 mi
- Brickyard Ballfield: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Thankful Arnold House: 1.7 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 2.0 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 2.4 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 6.7 mi
Peaks
- Walkley Hill: 1.7 mi
- Goose Hill: 2.0 mi
- Big Hill: 2.1 mi
- Great Hill: 2.1 mi
- Long Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Collier's Hut Remains: 3.5 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 4.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Durham War Memorial: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- Gingers Garden: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.7 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 8.7 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 56
- snake: 7.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 8.0 mi
- First Tear: 9.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.1 mi
- Face in Tree: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 54
- Seven Falls: 3.3 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 4.2 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 49
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.3 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 14.0 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 14.0 mi
- Grove Beach: 14.0 mi
- Clinton Beach: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 40
- George Washington rock: 3.3 mi
- Bible Rock: 3.3 mi
- grindstone: 3.6 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 4.2 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Pine Ledge: 7.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 8.8 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.3 mi
- Crow Point: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 4.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 23.6 mi
- Powder House: 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Burr Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Hill | N 7° | 241 m | 8.8 mi |
| Great Hill | N 357° | 222 m | 7.7 mi |
| Baker Hill | NNE 20° | 204 m | 8.7 mi |
| Goose Hill | SSW 209° | 201 m | 2.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 328° | 199 m | 4.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WSW 257° | 196 m | 6.8 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NW 304° | 186 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 94° | 167 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/993356860
Day trips start here
- Essex · 11 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 13 mi
- Old Saybrook · 15 mi
- Old Lyme · 16 mi
- East Lyme · 18 mi
- Montville · 20 mi
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