Nature reserve · Connecticut
Chapman Sinoway Park
Chapman Sinoway Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 23 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Farming Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of North Haven
How to reach it
Coordinates41.41195, -72.86244
- 16.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Farming Museum: 1.0 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 2.1 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Forest Grove Park: 1.1 mi
- G.Carl Veith Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- North Haven Town Green: 1.7 mi
- Wharton Brook State Park: 1.7 mi
- Pond Hill Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Pitch Pines Park: 1.6 mi
- Wharton Brook Natural Area Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Briar Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive): 2.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Reskin & Field Drives): 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- South Quad: 1.8 mi
- Edgar Laing Heermance: 2.0 mi
- Honor Hill Monument: 2.5 mi
- Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 3.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Carmel: 1.9 mi
- York Hill: 2.6 mi
- Spice Hill: 2.8 mi
- North Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mount Tom: 3.7 mi
Beaches
- Dossin Park Beach: 7.7 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.8 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 10.8 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 10.9 mi
- Short Beach: 11.0 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Intermittent Cascade: 2.2 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 2.3 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 3.2 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascade: 6.5 mi
Gardens: 56
- Wallingford Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 5.6 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 5.7 mi
- Newhallville Street Garden: 6.7 mi
- Hazel St Community Garden: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 42
- Washington Trail monument: 7.1 mi
- Bear Cave: 7.9 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.4 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 9.6 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 24
- Henry Gould Lewis: 6.1 mi
- Turtle Statue: 6.8 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 7.2 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 7.3 mi
- An American Dream: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Bluff Head: 8.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.0 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 10.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 13.7 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
- Pond View: 20.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 20.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 11.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 21.2 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 23.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 6.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Chapman Sinoway Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | NW 308° | 263 m | 5.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 316° | 260 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NW 304° | 259 m | 9.2 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NW 307° | 253 m | 7.0 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | NW 316° | 246 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mulberry Hill | WNW 301° | 238 m | 9.7 mi |
| Trimountain | ENE 63° | 232 m | 7.3 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | ENE 71° | 230 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1185608445
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