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Pendleton-Grossman Preserve

Pendleton-Grossman Preserve from directly overhead

Pendleton-Grossman Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Deep River Marina Conservation Easement, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Deep River Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38797, -72.42570

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Waterfalls: 44
Attractions: 37
  • Historic Ferry: 2.2 mi
  • Stone Table: 3.3 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.6 mi
  • tri-town marker: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 30
  • Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 11.7 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Pendleton-Grossman Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillNE 34°179 m6.0 mi
Bald HillN 4°167 m5.1 mi
Long HillNW 314°154 m5.8 mi
Turkey HillNW 306°140 m5.4 mi
Turkey HillWNW 297°138 m4.3 mi
Mount ArcherENE 73°136 m3.6 mi
Dolbia HillNE 47°134 m7.6 mi
Grassy HillE 83°129 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 20 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1211609772

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