Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve
Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 147 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (18 Heather Lane), a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Granby Land Trust
How to reach it
- 11.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 14.2 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 22 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Town Open Space (18 Heather Lane): 0.8 mi
- Sofinowski Property: 1.2 mi
- Loomis Pines Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Holcombe Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Mooney Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Crag Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Sodom Mountain: 2.0 mi
- South Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Millers Hill: 3.0 mi
- Southwick Hill: 3.8 mi
- John R. Bierman: 3.1 mi
- Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 6.2 mi
- Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 6.3 mi
- Catherine L. O'Brien Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Rail Trail: 3.2 mi
- Rail Trail: 3.2 mi
- Rail Trail: 3.4 mi
- Rail Trail: 3.6 mi
- Babb's Beach Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Pioneer Valley Live Steamers: 3.4 mi
- Salmon Brook Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine: 6.4 mi
- Amelia Park Children's Museum: 6.8 mi
- New England Air Museum: 9.1 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Providence Arboretum: 6.6 mi
- Dorothy Perkins Garden: 6.7 mi
- Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 6.7 mi
- Angel of Independence: 6.6 mi
- The Globe: 7.2 mi
- Heroes of Westfield: 7.3 mi
- Epiphany: 7.9 mi
- Westfield is Fantastic: 7.9 mi
- state boundary marker: 3.9 mi
- cellar hole: 6.6 mi
- Manure Spreader: 7.2 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 7.7 mi
- Smaug's Lair sign: 8.6 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 2.7 mi
- Balance Rock Cascades: 5.3 mi
- Enders Falls: 5.8 mi
- Enders Falls: 5.9 mi
- Enders Falls: 5.9 mi
- Grotto: 12.5 mi
- Corps Wall: 12.5 mi
- Murdock Wall: 12.5 mi
- Progressive Buttress: 12.5 mi
- Acorn Face: 12.6 mi
- Babbs Beach: 3.9 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 11.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.3 mi
- County Beach: 15.5 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 20.5 mi
- Big Spring: 10.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 11.6 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 14.3 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 14.3 mi
- Rd: 14.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 11.1 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 14.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Questing: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Dismal Brook Wildlife Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill | NW 308° | 448 m | 6.5 mi |
| Sweetman Mountain | NNW 329° | 446 m | 6.1 mi |
| Johnson Hill | W 274° | 439 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 281° | 432 m | 9.5 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 297° | 425 m | 5.8 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | WNW 301° | 423 m | 9.0 mi |
| Pine Mountain | SW 231° | 421 m | 6.6 mi |
| Holden Hill | NW 324° | 412 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:38 | 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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/870814645
Day trips start here
- Blandford · 12 mi
- Longmeadow · 13 mi
- East Windsor · 16 mi
- Holyoke · 16 mi
- Otis · 18 mi
- Berkshires · 19 mi
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