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Town Conservation Land (Brook Street)

Town Conservation Land (Brook Street) from directly overhead

Town Conservation Land (Brook Street) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Playground, a park 0.8 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68455, -72.91181

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • plinth: 4.0 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 3.0 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 6.3 mi
Attractions
Gardens: 57
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 4.1 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Wolcott Community Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 48
Cliffs: 19
  • Green Wall: 4.2 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 4.2 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 4.9 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 4.9 mi
  • South Wall: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 14.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 7.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Town Conservation Land (Brook Street). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainNW 318°354 m6.4 mi
South MountainSW 217°313 m3.1 mi
Lindsley HillSSW 213°312 m5.1 mi
Clinton HillSW 227°303 m6.8 mi
West PeakSSE 157°301 m9.1 mi
Scranton MountainNNW 332°300 m6.0 mi
Mount HopeNW 304°297 m3.8 mi
Becar HillSW 222°297 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438533

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