Pember Wetlands
Pember Wetlands is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Post Hill stands 239 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.7 miles off.
Private, open to public without fee; Existing Preserved Open Space; Joshuas Tract Cons. & Historic Trust (West Franklin)
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Trust
How to reach it
- 8.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area: 0.5 mi
- Bozrah Rod and Gun Club: 0.8 mi
- Precilla Friedman Property: 2.3 mi
- Bozrah Hay Mowing Lot: 3.0 mi
- Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 3.2 mi
- Mason Hill: 0.9 mi
- Blue Hill: 1.1 mi
- Standish Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bourn Hill: 2.0 mi
- Brush Hill: 2.1 mi
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 1.1 mi
- Lebanon Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- William Beaumont House: 3.0 mi
- Johnathan Trumbull Jr. House: 3.3 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 5.9 mi
- Aspinall Recreation Complex: 2.9 mi
- Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Savin Lake Park: 3.7 mi
- Giddings Park: 3.7 mi
- Firemen's Field: 4.1 mi
- plaque: 3.6 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 3.7 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 7.7 mi
- Miantonomo: 7.8 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.8 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 7.1 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 7.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 9.4 mi
- Wolf Rock: 11.1 mi
- Muffler Man: 7.3 mi
- Windy: 7.7 mi
- Swifty: 7.7 mi
- Nevertheless: 7.7 mi
- Manny: 7.7 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 17.1 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 18.6 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 18.7 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 18.9 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 19.1 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 8.0 mi
- fern and rock garden: 8.3 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 8.7 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 11.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 13.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 16.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 21.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 8.8 mi
- Old Spring: 16.1 mi
- Skate Hut: 17.4 mi
- Powder House: 17.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Pember Wetlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Hill | WNW 302° | 239 m | 9.3 mi |
| Gates Hill | NNW 346° | 204 m | 6.0 mi |
| Clarks Hill | NW 308° | 196 m | 7.6 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | N 2° | 185 m | 5.4 mi |
| Sweet Hill | NNW 336° | 183 m | 5.4 mi |
| Chapel Hill | S 185° | 182 m | 9.1 mi |
| Buckley Hill | WSW 248° | 176 m | 9.1 mi |
| Goshen Hill | W 280° | 174 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43398293
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 4 mi
- Norwich · 6 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 8 mi
- Willimantic · 8 mi
- Montville · 10 mi
- Preston · 12 mi
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