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Godard Preserve

Godard Preserve from directly overhead

Godard Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendall Stevens Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 13 miles off.

This land is owned by the Granby Land Trust.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Granby Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.99907, -72.85304

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 0.6 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 4.5 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 4.8 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 8.2 mi
  • E. Alexander Bergstrom: 8.9 mi
Peaks
Parks
Museums
Gardens: 56
  • Southwick Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Providence Arboretum: 9.2 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Angel of Independence: 9.1 mi
  • The Globe: 9.7 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 9.8 mi
  • Epiphany: 10.4 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 46
  • state boundary marker: 3.7 mi
  • cellar hole: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 5.2 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 5.3 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 44
  • Lost Acres Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Enders Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Enders Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Enders Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Enders Falls: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Progressive Buttress: 12.0 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 12.0 mi
  • Acorn Face: 12.0 mi
  • Grotto: 12.0 mi
  • Murdock Wall: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Hermit spring: 13.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 16.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Godard Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillNNW 329°448 m7.3 mi
Sweetman MountainNNW 346°446 m7.6 mi
Johnson HillWNW 291°439 m8.0 mi
Hunting HillWNW 296°432 m9.0 mi
Beecher HillW 280°430 m8.5 mi
Prospect HillNW 321°425 m6.3 mi
Chestnut HillNW 317°423 m9.4 mi
Pine MountainWSW 244°421 m4.3 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 °F252735475867727163514030
Precip in4.03.63.94.74.25.14.33.84.45.24.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westfield 3 SW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/376827604

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