Wikes Easement
Wikes Easement is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Mount Riga stands 534 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamlin Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Sharon Land Trust
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamlin Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Beardsley Pond: 0.9 mi
- Moore Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Beeslick Pond: 1.6 mi
- Tory Hill Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Mine Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Tan Fat Hill: 1.1 mi
- Mount Easter: 1.6 mi
- Gay Woods Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mudge Pond Town Beach: 2.2 mi
- Veterans Field: 3.5 mi
- Bauer Park: 4.4 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 4.4 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 4.5 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 2.8 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 4.5 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 5.1 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 10.1 mi
- Folly: 3.3 mi
- Lime Kiln: 3.4 mi
- Dough Boy: 10.2 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 10.7 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 10.9 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
- Great Falls: 5.3 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 2.5 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 5.5 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 10.5 mi
- wings castle: 13.4 mi
- Dover Stone Church: 13.8 mi
- Grand Staircase: 12.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.0 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 17.8 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 18.7 mi
- Kelly Slide: 22.0 mi
- Judea Garden: 15.9 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 17.9 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 19.1 mi
- Community Garden: 21.5 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 23.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 17.6 mi
- Holland Beach: 17.8 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 18.2 mi
- East Beach: 19.2 mi
- West Beach: 19.7 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 19.7 mi
- Diving Lady: 21.4 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 21.4 mi
- Naked Lady: 21.6 mi
- Jean Widmark: 24.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 18.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.7 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.2 mi
- Big Spring: 22.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 7.6 mi
- Questing: 17.9 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Wikes Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Riga | NNW 344° | 534 m | 6.8 mi |
| Lion's Head | N 354° | 531 m | 7.4 mi |
| Thorpe Mountain | NNW 335° | 518 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bird Peak | NNW 334° | 477 m | 6.0 mi |
| Howe Mountain | E 86° | 473 m | 6.8 mi |
| Ellsworth Hill | S 189° | 473 m | 6.9 mi |
| Cream Hill | E 90° | 452 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sharon Mountain | SSE 159° | 445 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1064462659
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 21 mi
- Monterey · 22 mi
- Berkshires · 23 mi
- Otis · 27 mi
- Stockbridge · 27 mi
- Lee · 29 mi
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