Event

The East Haddam Land Trust in cooperation with the Thames Amateur Astronomical Association (TAAS), is excited to announce our new astronomy nights at our Burnham Brook Preserve. The first event will be held on Tuesday, April 16 from 7-10 pm. Members of TAAS will be present with visual telescopes and electronically assisted astronomy set-ups. Please join us! 

Directions

From the north:
Follow Route 2 and then Route 11.
Take exit 5, "Witch Meadow Road", turn right and go 0.5 mile, then turn left onto West Road.
Continue 3 miles to Dolbia Hill Road (second right).

From the west:
Take Interstate 95 to exit 70 in Old Lyme.
Turn left on Route 156 and drive about 9 miles to its end.
Turn right onto Route 82 and continue about 2.5 miles, then turn left onto Woodbridge Road.
Drive one mile, then turn left onto Dolbia Hill Road.

From the east:
Follow Interstate 95 to exit 77; turn right onto Route 85 and drive about ten miles to the Route 82 intersection.
Turn left onto Route 82 and go 2.3 miles.
Turn right onto Woodbridge Road.
Drive one mile, then turn left onto Dolbia Hill Road.
Preserve entrance is 0.5 miles up Dolbia Hill Road on the right.

Date: Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Time: 7 p.m. - 10 p.m. Eastern

Location: Burnham Brook Preserve
Dolbia Hill Road
East Haddam, CT 06423

Information for Visitors

Location Details

Event Report

Comments and anecdotes about the event:
This was the first event that EHLT and TAAS were hosting so it was called a "dry run". Members of the board of the land trust and a few friends of TAAS members attended to determine if the directions, site, and parking worked out. It turned out to be a very successful site and the EHLT board members were excited by the prospect of introducing more members of the public to the preserve through astronomy.