Parker Brothers Preserve
Parker Brothers Preserve is a nature reserve in Rhode Island, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is John and Caroline Enright Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 5.7 miles off.
Open areas, formerly gardens, orchards and arbors. Some are still present. Wetlands and dense thickets to the west. Short trail to evergreen grove.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
- 5.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 12.2 mi off the Shannock Road
- 14.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
- 20.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- John and Caroline Enright Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy): 0.3 mi
- Pawcatuck River State Wildlife Management Area: 0.8 mi
- Simone and Antonetta Norcia Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy): 1.8 mi
- Anguilla Brook Preserve - Birdland Tract: 2.1 mi
- Moss Park: 2.4 mi
- Pawcatuck Rock: 0.7 mi
- Staunton Hill: 1.0 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.1 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.2 mi
- Wequetequock Hill: 2.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.3 mi
- Barn Island Hunting Area: 1.5 mi
- Kimball Park: 1.9 mi
- Barn Island Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
- Spellman Park: 2.0 mi
- Jonathan Foster Ground: 1.9 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Borough Hall: 3.5 mi
- Cannon Square: 3.5 mi
- 1814 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Ocean House Beach: 2.1 mi
- DuBois Beach: 3.6 mi
- Williams Beach: 6.3 mi
- South Beach: 6.8 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 6.8 mi
- Westerly Armory: 3.1 mi
- Old Lighthouse Museum: 3.5 mi
- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House: 3.6 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 5.9 mi
- Denison Homestead: 5.9 mi
- Ninigret Statue: 2.2 mi
- Penguin: 6.4 mi
- Mjolnir: 6.6 mi
- Giant Gnome: 6.6 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.7 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 1.0 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 2.2 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 4.6 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.0 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 9.3 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 13.9 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 14.0 mi
- Sensory Garden: 14.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 14.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 2.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 2.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 2.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 2.6 mi
- Southeast Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Cascade: 9.4 mi
- Cascade: 9.5 mi
- Yantic Falls: 18.8 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 19.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 20.4 mi
- Clay Head: 16.9 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 18.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 21.7 mi
- Crow Head: 22.6 mi
- Lion Head: 24.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 9.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 9.3 mi
- Powder House: 14.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 14.6 mi
- Old Spring: 9.6 mi
- Factory Pond: 12.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Parker Brothers Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NNW 335° | 163 m | 12.1 mi |
| Chapman Hill | N 354° | 158 m | 10.8 mi |
| Barns Hill | NNW 339° | 155 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | N 358° | 153 m | 11.4 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NNW 347° | 149 m | 9.9 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNW 328° | 144 m | 11.8 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NNW 332° | 139 m | 9.6 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NNW 340° | 139 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/549150787
Day trips start here
- Watch Hill · 2 mi
- Westerly · 3 mi
- Stonington · 4 mi
- Ashaway · 6 mi
- Mystic · 7 mi
- North Stonington · 7 mi
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