Chaffee Preserve
Chaffee Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Aldrich Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.2 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.0 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aldrich Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Providence Pike Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Munyan Road Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Dzioba Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Kennedy Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Davis Hill: 1.7 mi
- Quaddick Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Torry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fort Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bates Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mechanicsville Park: 2.3 mi
- Letters Street Green: 2.5 mi
- Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 2.7 mi
- Robert J. Miller Park: 2.7 mi
- Dr. Robert R. Johnston Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Pineville Mill: 3.1 mi
- Six Toes trail marker: 4.5 mi
- Beresik Square: 8.4 mi
- Harriet K. Crawford Memorial Tree: 8.4 mi
- Dudley Fire Department Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 8.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.8 mi
- Crazy Corners: 13.5 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 14.2 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 15.7 mi
- Motion: 14.8 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 18.3 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 19.3 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 21.3 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 21.4 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 2.4 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 8.0 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 8.3 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 9.7 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 16.2 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 16.2 mi
- Small House Garden: 17.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 17.8 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 22.0 mi
- Wescott Beach: 8.6 mi
- YWCA Beach: 10.5 mi
- Flynns Beach: 10.7 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 10.9 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 11.2 mi
- Cargill Falls: 3.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 15.1 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 16.3 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 17.4 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 7.2 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Pond Cave: 21.6 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
- Picnic: 13.4 mi
- Site #36: 21.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.6 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.8 mi
- Bara-Hack: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Chaffee Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatney Hill | WNW 284° | 283 m | 8.8 mi |
| Wood Hill | NNE 13° | 277 m | 8.7 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 282° | 265 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 273° | 264 m | 9.0 mi |
| Mason Hill | WNW 290° | 259 m | 8.9 mi |
| Daven Hill | W 267° | 258 m | 8.6 mi |
| Davis Hill | WNW 293° | 257 m | 8.9 mi |
| Jerimoth Hill | SE 144° | 256 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/43437148
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