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Golet Farm Preserve

Golet Farm Preserve from directly overhead

Golet Farm Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Valley Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 23 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
East Haddam Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.50472, -72.43958

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nichols Field: 1.1 mi
  • Lower Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
  • East Haddam Town Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Connor's Way: 1.8 mi
  • Pickerel Lake Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 3.3 mi
  • Major General Joseph Spencer: 4.5 mi
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 5.9 mi
  • Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 6.5 mi
  • Lions Club Pavilion: 6.9 mi
Museums
Artworks
Waterfalls: 54
Gardens: 53
  • Gingers Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Rain Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 46
Attractions: 44
Cliffs: 12
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Old Spring: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Golet Farm Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark HillNW 324°241 m7.7 mi
Raccoon HillNW 323°228 m9.1 mi
Great HillNW 311°222 m7.9 mi
Baker HillNNW 336°204 m6.2 mi
Goose HillWSW 237°201 m7.8 mi
Bear HillW 279°199 m8.0 mi
Carter HillN 351°192 m8.5 mi
Tater HillSE 127°179 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1083358313

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