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Chatfield Hollow State Park

Chatfield Hollow State Park from directly overhead

Chatfield Hollow State Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 44 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the west-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Forster Pond State Park, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
44 m

What to expect

Operated by
State of Connecticut

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates41.36929, -72.59315

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Killingworth Recreational Park: 3.8 mi
  • Pattaconk Lake Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
  • Indian River Recreation Complex: 5.1 mi
  • Bauer Park: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 44
  • Nineveh Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Cascade: 8.9 mi
  • Cascade: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 42
Attractions: 34
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 2.2 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 4.9 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 6.3 mi
  • Bear Cave: 6.5 mi
  • Stone Table: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 16
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Chatfield Hollow State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainWNW 304°230 m9.2 mi
Pistapaug MountainWNW 300°210 m8.6 mi
Goose HillNNE 16°201 m5.3 mi
Mount PisgahNW 322°196 m6.8 mi
Chestnut MountainN 352°186 m9.5 mi
Totoket MountainWNW 282°176 m9.2 mi
Quonnipaug MountainWNW 288°167 m5.9 mi
East SugarloafW 274°156 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 16 mi away.

  • American Toad41 obs
  • pink lady's slipper32 obs
  • Pickerel Frog25 obs
  • winterberry holly23 obs
  • wood anemone22 obs
  • buttonbush21 obs
  • Diamondback Terrapin20 obs
  • mountain laurel20 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/75821339

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