- Elevation, modelled
- 50 m
- Tallest summit within 9.0 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway25.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4571, -72.6973
Parmelee Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 50 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the north-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Otte Meadows Durham CT Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
- Operated by
- Middlesex Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Parmelee Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | NNW 341° | 272 m | 6.9 mi |
| Trimountain | W 275° | 232 m | 2.0 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | WSW 247° | 230 m | 2.5 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NNW 327° | 219 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | SW 230° | 210 m | 2.7 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNW 339° | 207 m | 6.3 mi |
| Goose Hill | E 98° | 201 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 50° | 199 m | 7.1 mi |
- 25.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.2 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Otte Meadows Durham CT Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Tuttle Road): 0.9 mi
- Gulielmetti Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Allyn Brook): 1.4 mi
- Mount Pisgah Open Space: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Meetinghouse Hill: 0.7 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 1.4 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 1.8 mi
- Trimountain: 2.0 mi
- Three Notches: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Durham War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 4.0 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth: 6.2 mi
Parks
- Durham Town Green: 1.3 mi
- Allyn Brook Park: 1.7 mi
- Peckham Field: 3.7 mi
- Guida Farms Conservation Area: 3.8 mi
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Durham Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 5.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 7.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Stair Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 4.8 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 4.9 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 5.9 mi
- Seven Falls: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 3.0 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 4.6 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 9.5 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 59
- Lake Beseck Beach: 4.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 8.6 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 13.1 mi
- Circle Beach: 13.3 mi
- East Rive Beach: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 51
- Selectmen's Stones: 1.9 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 2.1 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 3.8 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.0 mi
- Bear Cave: 5.8 mi
Artworks: 51
- snake: 3.7 mi
- First Tear: 7.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.5 mi
- James Madison: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Bluff Head: 3.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 3.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 14.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 16.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 4.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 12.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 21.6 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 14.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 8 mi away.
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