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Frances B. Petersen Preserve

Frances B. Petersen Preserve from directly overhead

Frances B. Petersen Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Johnson Hill stands 439 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Broad Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Granby Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.95135, -72.84750

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 2.0 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 2.7 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 3.1 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.6 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 6.7 mi
Museums
Parks
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 7.3 mi
  • Cow: 10.7 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 10.9 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 11.8 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 49
  • cellar hole: 1.8 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 2.4 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 4.2 mi
  • Boehm house site: 4.2 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 5.3 mi
Gardens: 48
  • Southwick Community Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Back Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 47
  • Carpenter's Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Beach Brook Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 9.5 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 11.7 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 11.9 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 11.9 mi
  • Garden Wall: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.6 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Frances B. Petersen Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillNW 308°439 m9.9 mi
Beecher HillWNW 298°430 m9.9 mi
Prospect HillNNW 333°425 m9.2 mi
Pine MountainWNW 288°421 m4.4 mi
Booth HillNW 308°411 m7.9 mi
Winchell MountainNNW 339°403 m7.9 mi
Center HillWNW 288°393 m7.6 mi
Eno HillWNW 286°375 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/562562408

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