Chase and Mary Lee Evans Kimball Memorial Forest
Chase and Mary Lee Evans Kimball Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 171 m. Ragged Hill stands 265 m to the north-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert and Mary Valentine Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 2.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- New England Forestry Foundation
How to reach it
- 2.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Robert and Mary Valentine Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Theodore Gellert Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Mashamoquet Brook State Park: 1.4 mi
- Connecticut Waterfowlers Association: 1.8 mi
- Valentine Tract: 1.8 mi
- Easter Hill: 0.6 mi
- Grow Hill: 1.2 mi
- Paine Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bush Hill: 2.0 mi
- Trowbridge Hill: 2.0 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 0.7 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Pomfret Little League Field: 2.6 mi
- Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 3.3 mi
- Pomfret Green: 4.3 mi
- Israel Putnam Monument: 4.5 mi
- Brooklyn Recreation Park: 4.9 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 1.6 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 6.4 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 9.9 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 10.8 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 2.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 3.4 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 8.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 9.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 10.3 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 12.9 mi
- U’s and C’s: 12.9 mi
- Copper Tower: 13.0 mi
- The Fallen: 13.2 mi
- Stone Book Universe: 13.2 mi
- Cargill Falls: 6.9 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 8.0 mi
- Codfish Falls: 11.8 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 13.9 mi
- Cascades: 14.8 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 10.1 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 12.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.5 mi
- Wescott Beach: 15.9 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 17.2 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 13.1 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 13.3 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 13.4 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 13.4 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 10.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.6 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 15.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.8 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 24.0 mi
- Bara-Hack: 2.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.1 mi
- Picnic: 13.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Chase and Mary Lee Evans Kimball Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | NNW 338° | 265 m | 4.7 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | NNW 340° | 265 m | 5.7 mi |
| Rocky Hill | NNW 346° | 264 m | 6.7 mi |
| Daven Hill | NNW 348° | 258 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sprague Hill | WNW 296° | 257 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hammond Hill | NNW 344° | 257 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NW 315° | 252 m | 3.6 mi |
| Wheaton Hill | NNW 333° | 251 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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