Oakes Preserve
Oakes Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Alsop Meadows, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avon Land Trust
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Alsop Meadows: 0.7 mi
- River Park: 0.9 mi
- Fisher Meadows Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Columbus Circle Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Town Green: 1.4 mi
- Ely Mound: 0.9 mi
- Avon Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Thompson Hill: 1.5 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Killkenny Rocks: 2.8 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 1.2 mi
- Unionville Museum: 4.3 mi
- Hill Stead Museum: 5.0 mi
- Stanley-Whitman House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Sperry Park: 1.4 mi
- Sycamore Hills Park: 2.7 mi
- Farmington Club: 2.7 mi
- Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 3.0 mi
- Westmoor Park: 3.2 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 1.5 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 2.6 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 4.1 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 4.1 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 2.0 mi
- Heublein Tower: 2.5 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 3.2 mi
- Wreck: 3.9 mi
- The Carrals: 3.9 mi
- Perennial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.2 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.2 mi
- Primary Garden: 3.2 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 6.6 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 6.6 mi
- Burlington Falls: 7.4 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 7.7 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 4.7 mi
- Painted Cow: 4.9 mi
- Sedna: 5.4 mi
- Hart Meadow: 1.3 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 1.3 mi
- Garden Wall: 1.4 mi
- Superstructure: 2.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 2.1 mi
- Boating Side: 15.9 mi
- Waterfront: 15.9 mi
- Holland Beach: 16.3 mi
- Babbs Beach: 16.7 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 17.8 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 12.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 13.0 mi
- Big Spring: 14.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Oakes Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | NW 320° | 358 m | 8.6 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | WSW 253° | 354 m | 9.4 mi |
| Breezy Hill | NW 312° | 327 m | 8.3 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | WNW 288° | 310 m | 9.9 mi |
| West Ledge | NNW 339° | 305 m | 7.7 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | WSW 253° | 300 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Hope | SW 235° | 297 m | 9.5 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 304° | 294 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/966309092
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 16 mi
- Longmeadow · 21 mi
- Somers · 23 mi
- Tolland · 24 mi
- Blandford · 27 mi
- Hampden · 28 mi
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