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Edward R. Laby Memorial Preserve

Edward R. Laby Memorial Preserve from directly overhead

Edward R. Laby Memorial Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the southeast, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wyndham Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.87440, -71.80384

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • East Killingly Soccer Field: 2.4 mi
  • Owen Bell Park: 4.4 mi
  • Danielson Lions Park: 5.6 mi
  • Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launc: 5.7 mi
  • Pascoag Reservoir Fishing Access: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Pineville Mill: 2.9 mi
  • Six Toes trail marker: 4.8 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 9.1 mi
  • Grover C. Walker Memorial: 9.3 mi
Artworks
  • Statue of Hachikō: 17.4 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 18.1 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 19.0 mi
  • Motion: 19.2 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 19.3 mi
Museums: 48
Attractions: 40
Beaches: 21
Gardens: 21
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Rain Gardens: 20.1 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cargill Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.3 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Woodward's Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.5 mi
  • Lower Heart: 19.1 mi
  • Pond Cave: 19.1 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic: 17.4 mi
  • Site #36: 19.0 mi
  • Little Beach: 20.7 mi
  • Big Beach: 21.0 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Edward R. Laby Memorial Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillSE 144°256 m2.2 mi
Durfee HillENE 69°244 m3.3 mi
Whites HillE 82°240 m1.5 mi
Pine HillE 79°235 m2.3 mi
Prospect HillW 278°229 m7.9 mi
Benson MountainN 3°226 m8.2 mi
Hamlet HillW 276°226 m9.4 mi
Mount HygeiaSE 125°224 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2318:59
June solstice05:1319:4420:27
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/965279257

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