Nature reserve · Connecticut
Roaring Brook Preserve
Roaring Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 20 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Banningwood Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1999
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lyme Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42334, -72.41006
- 19.9 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 23.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 29.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Banningwood Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Selden Landing: 0.7 mi
- Brockway-Hawthorne Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Selden Creek Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Ravine Trail Preserve: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Gillette Castle: 1.0 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 2.3 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 2.6 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Observatory Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.3 mi
- Honey Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mitchell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Shippy Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- North Quarter Park: 2.2 mi
- Devitt Field: 3.2 mi
- Eagle Landing State Park: 3.4 mi
- Hamburg Fair: 4.0 mi
- Salmon River Boat Launch: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 3.6 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 3.9 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 3.9 mi
- The Eagle: 3.9 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 4.0 mi
Beaches
- Chalker Beach: 10.1 mi
- Indiantown Beach: 10.1 mi
- Chapman Beach: 10.1 mi
- Middle Beach: 10.1 mi
- Stannard Beach: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 46
- Cascade: 2.1 mi
- Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 3.5 mi
Attractions: 38
- Historic Ferry: 1.2 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 2.9 mi
- Devil's Oven: 5.2 mi
- tri-town marker: 5.5 mi
- Stone Table: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 33
- Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Gingers Garden: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.6 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 27
- Monty the T-Rex: 9.7 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 10.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 11.1 mi
- snake: 13.7 mi
- James Madison: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Candlewood Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 5.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 15.9 mi
- Powder House: 16.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 21.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Roaring Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | W 280° | 201 m | 8.2 mi |
| Tater Hill | NE 45° | 179 m | 3.6 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 32° | 175 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 351° | 167 m | 2.7 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 287° | 154 m | 5.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 279° | 140 m | 5.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 264° | 138 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Archer | ESE 117° | 136 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1209446182
Day trips start here
- Essex · 5 mi
- Old Lyme · 9 mi
- Old Saybrook · 9 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- East Lyme · 11 mi
- Montville · 13 mi
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