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Johnson Farm Preserve

Johnson Farm Preserve from directly overhead

Johnson Farm Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the north, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Painter Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Steep Rock Association
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.60976, -73.28269
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Miller Family Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.2 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.7 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 5.9 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 53
Museums: 50
Attractions: 34
Gardens: 19
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 10
  • Jean Widmark: 2.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 12.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 12.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 13.0 mi
  • Maori Head: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 12.5 mi
  • Pond View: 20.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 23.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hermit spring: 21.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Johnson Farm Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomN 5°393 m5.8 mi
Bear HillWNW 299°390 m6.9 mi
Tinker HillNW 323°364 m6.9 mi
Mount BushnellNW 322°363 m6.4 mi
Mount RatN 349°352 m5.5 mi
Todd HillNE 38°344 m4.1 mi
Tower HillNW 320°340 m6.8 mi
Poor House HillNE 34°336 m7.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:32
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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1162460443

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