Nature reserve · Connecticut

Pratt Preserve

Pratt Preserve from directly overhead

Pratt Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by: Canton Land Conservation Trust

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.84709, -72.92628

23.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
26.8 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Rattlesnake Hill: 0.6 mi
East Hill: 1.6 mi
Mount Horr: 1.9 mi
Breezy Hill: 2.0 mi
Onion Mountain: 2.6 mi

Parks

Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 0.8 mi
Millennium Field: 1.7 mi
Town Open Space (Canton Spring Road): 2.3 mi
Browns Corner Recreation Area: 2.8 mi
West Mountain Park: 3.0 mi

Nature reserves

Museums

Canton Historical Museum: 2.6 mi
New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 3.5 mi
Avon Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
Old School House Museum: 6.0 mi
Unionville Museum: 6.4 mi

Historic sites

Jones Memorial: 3.0 mi
Kathy Ebersold plaque: 6.1 mi
Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 6.5 mi
Hermit memorial: 6.7 mi
Veeder Cabin Site: 7.7 mi

Waterfalls58

Fetzer Falls: 4.6 mi
Burlington Falls: 4.6 mi
Seven Steps Falls: 4.7 mi
Bunnell's Falls: 4.8 mi
Cathles Trail Falls: 5.1 mi

Artworks57

Bike Sculpture: 5.9 mi
Tumble Brook Sculpture: 9.1 mi
Painted Cow: 11.2 mi
A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 11.3 mi
Cow: 11.3 mi

Gardens57

Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
Perennial Garden: 9.6 mi
Butterfly Garden: 9.7 mi
Shade Garden: 9.7 mi
Herb Garden: 9.7 mi

Attractions53

Wreck: 3.2 mi
Boehm house site: 5.4 mi
1780s dam site: 5.8 mi
Swimming Pool: 6.4 mi
Kettles: 6.4 mi

Cliffs26

Queen Mary Ledge: 2.0 mi
Hart Meadow: 7.9 mi
Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 7.9 mi
Garden Wall: 8.0 mi
Superstructure: 8.5 mi

Beaches11

Holland Beach: 9.7 mi
Babbs Beach: 15.5 mi
Boating Side: 15.9 mi
Waterfront: 15.9 mi
Sandy Beach: 17.6 mi

Springs4

Ever Flowing Spring: 6.5 mi
Hermit spring: 6.6 mi
Big Spring: 8.3 mi
Cannavo Spring: 9.1 mi

Picnic sites3

Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.0 mi
Picnic Area: 24.3 mi

Rest areas2

Southington Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.4 mi

Ghost towns1

Dudley Town: 22.1 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Pratt Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Pine Mountain	N 359°	421 m	8.6 mi
Walnut Mountain	W 273°	400 m	9.7 mi
Center Hill	NNW 342°	393 m	10.0 mi
Burr Mountain	WNW 284°	383 m	8.5 mi
Spencer Hill	NW 309°	365 m	10.0 mi
Cotton Hill	WSW 248°	360 m	6.5 mi
Washington Hill	N 5°	359 m	7.4 mi
Ratlum Mountain	N 358°	358 m	2.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:56	18:27	19:04
June solstice	05:18	19:49	20:31
September equinox	06:40	18:14	18:51
December solstice	07:17	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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1104411787

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