Nature reserve · Connecticut
Upper Pine Brook Preserve
Upper Pine Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hog Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlesex Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.54015, -72.52522
- 26.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 29.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hog Hill: 0.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.0 mi
- Sexton Hill: 1.5 mi
- White Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Split Rock: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Young Street): 1.3 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Pine Brook): 1.3 mi
- Hurd State Park: 1.7 mi
- Haddam Wildflower Gorge (Ct Audubon Society): 2.1 mi
Parks
- Middle Haddam Historic District: 1.6 mi
- Cobolt Landing: 2.2 mi
- Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 2.7 mi
- Brickyard Ballfield: 2.9 mi
- Seamster Park: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 2.7 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 3.5 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 3.5 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 2.7 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 3.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Portland Civil War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 6.5 mi
Gardens
- Rain Garden: 3.6 mi
- Gingers Garden: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 3.6 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 9.8 mi
Artworks
- Face in Tree: 5.7 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.5 mi
- First Tear: 7.6 mi
- snake: 12.1 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Pine Brook Falls: 1.5 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 1.6 mi
- Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Tartia Falls: 2.6 mi
- Glen Falls: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 49
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 1.7 mi
- grindstone: 2.3 mi
- George Washington rock: 3.5 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 3.7 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 41
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 16.3 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 18.4 mi
- Middle Beach: 18.6 mi
- West Beach: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Pine Ledge: 11.1 mi
- Crow Point: 12.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 4.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 13.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 21.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 24.7 mi
- Powder House: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Upper Pine Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | N 352° | 265 m | 6.3 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 359° | 241 m | 3.8 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNW 348° | 228 m | 5.0 mi |
| Great Hill | NNW 331° | 222 m | 3.2 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNW 344° | 206 m | 7.3 mi |
| Baker Hill | NNE 30° | 204 m | 3.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | SSW 197° | 201 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | WSW 250° | 199 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| 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, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1049981758
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 10 mi
- Essex · 15 mi
- Old Lyme · 19 mi
- Old Saybrook · 19 mi
- East Lyme · 20 mi
- Montville · 20 mi
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