- Elevation, modelled
- 71 m
- Tallest summit within 8.2 miles
- Ayer Hill144 m · 8.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A9.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3755, -72.0149
Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 71 m. Ayer Hill stands 144 m to the north-northeast, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Groton Open Space, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 9.4 miles off.
- Operated by
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer Hill | NNE 22° | 144 m | 8.0 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NE 38° | 139 m | 7.5 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NW 313° | 137 m | 8.0 mi |
| Church Hill | N 7° | 120 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lantern Hill | NNE 32° | 118 m | 6.9 mi |
| Pie Hill | NW 306° | 109 m | 7.8 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NW 311° | 108 m | 2.7 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNW 328° | 108 m | 4.0 mi |
- 9.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 19.2 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 19.2 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Center Groton Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Mereduth Hill Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Candlewood Ridge: 1.0 mi
- Ceravolo Subdivision Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Copp Park: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Farquahar Park: 1.0 mi
- Bel-Aire Playground: 1.6 mi
- Fieldcrest Park: 1.9 mi
- Poquonnock Plains Park: 2.0 mi
- Historic Site of Pequot War Massacre: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Hazelnut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pequot Hill: 2.1 mi
- Shack Hill: 2.1 mi
- Crooked S Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Master Shipbuilders: 2.7 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 2.8 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 2.8 mi
- Avery Memorial Monument: 2.8 mi
- Haley Farm Barn: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Mystic Museum of Art: 2.8 mi
- Mystic River Scale Model: 2.8 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 2.8 mi
- Children's Museum: 2.8 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 55
- Austrailia Beach: 2.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 3.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 3.5 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 3.8 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Ledyard Oak Site: 3.8 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 3.9 mi
- The Whale: 4.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 4.6 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Cascade: 1.4 mi
- Cascade: 1.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 11.6 mi
- Cascade: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 20
- John Kelley Statue: 2.7 mi
- Mystic Blue: 2.8 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.0 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.0 mi
- Penguin: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 14
- Bertholf Plaza: 4.5 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 4.6 mi
- Sprout Garden: 4.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 4.9 mi
- Laurel Walk: 4.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 9.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.6 mi
- Crow Head: 20.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 23.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 23.4 mi
- Ram Head: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 5.6 mi
- Powder House: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.1 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 3.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 2 mi away.
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- Mystic · 3 mi
- Ledyard · 4 mi
- New London · 5 mi
- Stonington · 6 mi
- Waterford · 7 mi
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