Chappell Beach Tract
Chappell Beach Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Powers Beach Tract, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off.
Waterford Land Trust (previously named West Farms Land Trust). Limited access. No public parking. Sensitive beach habitat. Boundary updated to match Town parcel data.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Waterford Land Trust
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 16.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 26.2 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Powers Beach Tract: 0.1 mi
- Powers Tract: 0.1 mi
- William A. Niering Natural Area Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Enders Easement: 0.9 mi
- Whites Easement: 1.1 mi
- Seaside State Park: 0.4 mi
- Waterford Beach Park: 1.0 mi
- Dock Road Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Little League Fields South: 2.2 mi
- Spera Soccer Field: 2.5 mi
- Town Beach: 0.9 mi
- Ocean Beach: 1.2 mi
- Osprey Beach: 1.8 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 2.4 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 2.7 mi
- Pepperbox Hill: 1.3 mi
- Lamphere Hill: 1.4 mi
- Stuart Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mallory Hill: 2.7 mi
- Durfey Hill: 2.9 mi
- South Battery: 3.2 mi
- Old Fort: 3.2 mi
- North Battery: 3.3 mi
- United States Maritime Service Officers School: 3.3 mi
- Columbo Statue: 3.5 mi
- Fort Trumbull Visitor Center: 3.2 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 3.7 mi
- Nathaniel Hempstead House: 3.8 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 3.9 mi
- Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 16.1 mi
- Cascade: 16.6 mi
- The Whale: 3.9 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 9.1 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 9.2 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 10.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 10.5 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 4.0 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 5.4 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 8.6 mi
- Mystic Blue: 9.2 mi
- Sparky: 9.5 mi
- West Garden: 0.5 mi
- Rock Garden: 0.5 mi
- Cutting Garden: 0.5 mi
- East Garden: 0.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 0.8 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.5 mi
- Crow Head: 13.9 mi
- Ram Head: 17.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 18.5 mi
- Hedges Bank: 18.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 13.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 13.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 13.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 13.7 mi
- Powder House: 3.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.1 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.0 mi
- Old Spring: 10.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Chappell Beach Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridge Hill | NNW 337° | 134 m | 9.4 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NNW 333° | 120 m | 8.4 mi |
| Polly Hill | NNW 331° | 117 m | 8.0 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NNW 341° | 112 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pie Hill | N 356° | 109 m | 9.6 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 27° | 108 m | 7.7 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNE 23° | 108 m | 9.1 mi |
| Beaverdam Hill | NNW 343° | 105 m | 8.7 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 | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:39 | 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 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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