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Glaves Preserve

Glaves Preserve from directly overhead

Glaves Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 204 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Allen S. Hurlburt Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Roxbury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52336, -73.28065

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 2.3 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 2.8 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.9 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.0 mi
Parks
  • Hurlburt Park: 2.5 mi
  • Traditions Park: 3.1 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 3.6 mi
  • Hollow Park: 3.7 mi
  • Hodge Park: 3.7 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 53
Gardens: 48
Attractions: 25
Beaches: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 3.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 10.5 mi
  • greek letter pi: 11.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 12.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 14.5 mi
  • Pond View: 14.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Glaves Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillN 355°324 m5.2 mi
Plumb HillN 355°322 m7.1 mi
Bell HillN 354°299 m7.5 mi
Good HillNNE 25°292 m2.4 mi
Great HillE 84°292 m7.5 mi
Second HillWNW 294°285 m5.0 mi
Greenleaf HillNNW 342°282 m3.9 mi
Blackmans HillENE 78°282 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1199660426

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