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Holcomb Farm

Holcomb Farm from directly overhead

Holcomb Farm is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Johnson Hill stands 439 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Frances B. Petersen Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Granby
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.94808, -72.84034

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 1.6 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 2.3 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 3.4 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.2 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 6.2 mi
Museums
Parks
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 7.0 mi
  • Cow: 10.3 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 10.5 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Manure Spreader: 1.9 mi
  • cellar hole: 2.1 mi
  • Boehm house site: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 4.6 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 49
  • Southwick Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Back Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.3 mi
Waterfalls: 47
  • Carpenter's Falls: 0.6 mi
  • Beach Brook Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 9.6 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 11.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 11.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 11.7 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Hermit spring: 12.0 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillNW 308°439 m10.3 mi
Beecher HillWNW 299°430 m10.3 mi
Prospect HillNNW 332°425 m9.6 mi
Pine MountainWNW 289°421 m4.8 mi
Booth HillNW 308°411 m8.3 mi
Winchell MountainNNW 337°403 m8.2 mi
Center HillWNW 289°393 m8.0 mi
Morrison HillNW 313°370 m7.6 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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/562565789

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