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Chestnut Hill Preserve

Chestnut Hill Preserve from directly overhead

Chestnut Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Uncas Lake Boat Launch, a park 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Lyme Land Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.37902, -72.32721

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 0.5 mi
  • Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
  • Hamburg Fair: 1.3 mi
  • Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
  • Hains Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 41
  • Silver Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.2 mi
  • Cascade: 6.2 mi
  • Cascade: 6.7 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 39
Gardens: 29
  • Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 11.3 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 11.3 mi
  • Sprout Garden: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 27
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Chestnut Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillNNW 343°179 m5.9 mi
Maynard HillNE 37°174 m7.3 mi
Mount ArcherNW 316°136 m2.3 mi
Beckwith HillNE 43°135 m6.6 mi
Dolbia HillN 4°134 m5.8 mi
Walnut HillNE 47°131 m5.9 mi
Grassy HillENE 58°129 m2.9 mi
Nickerson HillN 1°123 m1.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/627367697

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