Nature reserve · Connecticut
Humphrey Preserve
Humphrey Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Bear Hill stands 390 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Moosehorn Access Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Roxbury Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58429, -73.30551
- 24.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Moosehorn Access Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Emily Griffith Beardsley Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Battle Swamp Brook Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Raven Rock Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Cross Brook Preserve: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Moosehorn Hill: 0.3 mi
- Greenleaf Hill: 0.6 mi
- Booth Hill: 1.3 mi
- Painter Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sentry Hill: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 1.8 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 2.3 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 6.0 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 6.6 mi
Parks
- Hodge Park: 1.9 mi
- Hurlburt Park: 2.5 mi
- Bryan Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Three Rivers Park: 5.1 mi
- Clatter Valley Park: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.7 mi
- New Preston Falls: 6.8 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 7.4 mi
- Quaker Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
- Southford Falls: 11.4 mi
Museums: 46
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 2.0 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 3.2 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 5.5 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Indian village: 2.0 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 2.2 mi
- New Milford Tank: 5.5 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 6.3 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 6.3 mi
Gardens: 21
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 5.9 mi
- Judea Garden: 6.9 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 12.2 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 12.3 mi
- Poet's Circle: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 16
- Morris Town Beach: 8.2 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 9.5 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 9.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Jean Widmark: 2.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 13.2 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 13.6 mi
- Ben Franklin: 13.6 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 13.7 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Lovers Leap: 6.0 mi
- Bethel Rock: 6.1 mi
- Kelly Slide: 7.5 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 11.9 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 12.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 14.0 mi
- Pond View: 18.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 18.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 18.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 19.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Hermit spring: 23.8 mi
- The Silver Spring: 25.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 15.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Humphrey Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | NW 316° | 390 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Rat | N 1° | 352 m | 7.2 mi |
| Todd Hill | NE 37° | 344 m | 6.2 mi |
| Painter Hill | NE 39° | 324 m | 1.3 mi |
| Lower Church Hill | NNW 330° | 324 m | 3.8 mi |
| Iron Hill | NW 312° | 323 m | 7.0 mi |
| Plumb Hill | NNE 13° | 322 m | 2.9 mi |
| Carmel Hill | NE 38° | 322 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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