Nature reserve · Connecticut
Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area
Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the south-southwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
How to reach it
Coordinates41.53554, -72.16318
- 8.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 26.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bargy Ledges: 1.1 mi
- Wawecus Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bashon Hill: 2.6 mi
- Scott Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Rosemarie Lane Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Norwich Archery Club: 1.3 mi
- Odetah Camping Resort: 1.5 mi
- Glemboski-Ous: 1.7 mi
- Milo Light Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Fernwood Playground: 2.0 mi
- Firemen's Field: 2.8 mi
- Norwich Little League: 2.8 mi
- Upper Dam Heritage Park: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 3.6 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 3.7 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 3.9 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 4.5 mi
- Miantonomo: 5.9 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 6.6 mi
- plaque: 7.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 47
- Kiddie's Beach: 12.6 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 14.1 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 14.7 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 14.7 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 14.9 mi
Waterfalls: 42
- Yantic Falls: 3.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 40
- Muffler Man: 3.8 mi
- Nevertheless: 4.6 mi
- Promised Day: 4.6 mi
- River Blue: 4.9 mi
- Sparky: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 36
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.4 mi
- turtle rock: 9.1 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 9.6 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 9.7 mi
- Devil's Oven: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 27
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 11.0 mi
- Azalea Garden: 11.2 mi
- Laurel Walk: 11.2 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 11.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 22.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 22.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 12.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 12.8 mi
- Powder House: 13.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 16.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | SSW 204° | 182 m | 5.1 mi |
| Maynard Hill | SW 219° | 174 m | 6.4 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NW 320° | 174 m | 6.5 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | SW 218° | 171 m | 5.0 mi |
| Cockle Hill | WSW 254° | 171 m | 6.1 mi |
| Raymond Hill | SSW 196° | 170 m | 3.0 mi |
| Scott Hill | WNW 287° | 165 m | 2.7 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | S 191° | 162 m | 4.9 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 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Norwich · 4 mi
- Montville · 5 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 8 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 9 mi
- Preston · 9 mi
- Ledyard · 10 mi
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