Rattlesnake Brook Preserve
Rattlesnake Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Larson Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlesex Land Trust
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Larson Hill: 0.2 mi
- Great Hill: 0.6 mi
- Penfield Hill: 0.7 mi
- Gulf Hill: 1.0 mi
- Collins Hill: 1.5 mi
- Shepherd's Nine: 0.6 mi
- Stuart Brook Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Bowers Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Hillside Association: 0.9 mi
- Wildwood Road Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Glen Falls: 1.1 mi
- The Cascade: 1.6 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 2.4 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Cobolt Landing: 2.1 mi
- Bransfield Park: 2.2 mi
- Portland Recreational Complex: 2.2 mi
- Middle Haddam Historic District: 2.3 mi
- Oakwood Soccer Park: 2.4 mi
- Face in Tree: 2.4 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 4.9 mi
- First Tear: 5.9 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 9.8 mi
- Frog: 10.4 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 2.8 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 3.2 mi
- Portland Civil War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 4.7 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 4.8 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 3.2 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Cromwell Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 1.2 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 1.3 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 3.6 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 4.5 mi
- grindstone: 4.6 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.9 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Gingers Garden: 7.3 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.2 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 20.4 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 22.0 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 22.2 mi
- Crow Point: 8.8 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 15.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 8.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 11.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Rattlesnake Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | NNE 19° | 265 m | 3.1 mi |
| Clark Hill | ENE 73° | 241 m | 2.0 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NNE 22° | 234 m | 8.1 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNE 28° | 228 m | 1.8 mi |
| Great Hill | SE 142° | 222 m | 0.6 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 360° | 206 m | 3.8 mi |
| Baker Hill | E 90° | 204 m | 3.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 199° | 199 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/971168188
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 12 mi
- Essex · 18 mi
- Willimantic · 20 mi
- Old Saybrook · 22 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
- Tolland · 22 mi
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