Avery Tract
Avery Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Dolbeare Hill stands 162 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bartlett Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 13 miles off.
Open to the public. Many trails. Boundary from DiCesare Bentley CAD data.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Waterford Land Trust
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 23.2 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bartlett Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mamacoke Hill: 0.9 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 1.5 mi
- Mahoneys Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bailey Hill: 2.0 mi
- Erickson Park: 1.0 mi
- Donahue Property: 1.8 mi
- Nelson W. Nitchman Fields: 2.2 mi
- Satterlee Plaza: 2.4 mi
- Robert Crown Park: 2.5 mi
- Torrey Park Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Devine Tract: 1.4 mi
- Cranberry Pond Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Phoenix Drive Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Sportsman's Club: 1.7 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 1.5 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 1.5 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Museum: 2.1 mi
- Lyman Allyn Museum of Art: 2.2 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 2.8 mi
- The Guns: 2.4 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial: 2.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.8 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 3.1 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 3.1 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 4.7 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 5.3 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 5.4 mi
- Groton Beach: 6.0 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 6.1 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 2.8 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 2.9 mi
- The Whale: 3.6 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 9.5 mi
- turtle rock: 9.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 8.9 mi
- Cascade: 13.5 mi
- Sparky: 2.4 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 3.3 mi
- River Blue: 6.0 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 6.6 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 7.6 mi
- Sprout Garden: 1.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 1.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 1.9 mi
- Laurel Walk: 2.0 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 14.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 14.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 3.7 mi
- Powder House: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 18.7 mi
- Crow Head: 21.1 mi
- Ram Head: 24.5 mi
- Old Spring: 6.0 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Avery Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolbeare Hill | NW 316° | 162 m | 5.9 mi |
| Sharp Hill | NW 320° | 149 m | 4.1 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 338° | 137 m | 3.6 mi |
| Comstock Hill | NNW 338° | 137 m | 5.9 mi |
| Ridge Hill | WNW 288° | 134 m | 5.0 mi |
| Morgan Hill | W 274° | 120 m | 4.9 mi |
| Polly Hill | W 269° | 117 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lynch Hill | NNW 334° | 115 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/669041245
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