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Town of Granby Preserve

Town of Granby Preserve from directly overhead

Town of Granby Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

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What to expect

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Town of Granby
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Coordinates41.97937, -72.85098

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 1.2 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 3.3 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 3.7 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 7.0 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 8.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
Museums
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 9.2 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 10.4 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 10.9 mi
  • The Globe: 11.0 mi
  • Epiphany: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Southwick Community Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Back Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 48
  • cellar hole: 2.9 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 4.0 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 4.5 mi
  • state boundary marker: 4.8 mi
  • Boehm house site: 6.2 mi
Waterfalls: 45
  • Enders Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 10.9 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 12.1 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 12.8 mi
  • Acorn Face: 12.8 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Hermit spring: 12.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Town of Granby Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillNNW 333°448 m8.6 mi
Sweetman MountainNNW 347°446 m9.0 mi
Johnson HillWNW 299°439 m8.7 mi
Hunting HillWNW 303°432 m9.7 mi
Beecher HillWNW 288°430 m9.0 mi
Prospect HillNNW 327°425 m7.4 mi
Pine MountainW 262°421 m4.0 mi
Holden HillNNW 345°412 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1028666305

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