Nature reserve · Connecticut
Chiampa Preserve
Chiampa Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Webb Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wyndham Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.71436, -71.85756
- 1.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 1.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 5.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Webb Hill: 0.5 mi
- Withey Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sterling Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 2.1 mi
- Holmes Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Moosup Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.3 mi
- Moosup Park: 1.4 mi
- Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- J. Arthur Atwood Memorial Field: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Rainville Preserve: 2.7 mi
- River's Edge Campground: 3.1 mi
- Fitze Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.9 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.9 mi
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 6.0 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 6.5 mi
- John Bishop House: 11.3 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 12.0 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 13.8 mi
- Promised Day: 17.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 17.3 mi
- Muffler Man: 18.0 mi
- Manny: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 27
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 2.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 5.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 7.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 10.7 mi
- Crazy Corners: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 21
- Moosup Pond Beach: 1.2 mi
- Wescott Beach: 14.5 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 15.1 mi
- Steers Beach: 18.4 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 18.9 mi
Gardens: 21
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 17.7 mi
- Mary's Garden: 18.2 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 21.4 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 4.8 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 8.7 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 10.9 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 13.8 mi
- Cargill Falls: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 15.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 18.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Windham Spring: 17.8 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.2 mi
- Old Spring: 21.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Little Beach: 16.5 mi
- Big Beach: 16.6 mi
- Picnic: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 13.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Chiampa Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | NNE 23° | 256 m | 10.2 mi |
| Alworth Hill | WNW 303° | 225 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 17° | 215 m | 9.1 mi |
| Howard Hill | ENE 66° | 209 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | S 172° | 204 m | 3.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 123° | 203 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sharpe Hill | NW 311° | 201 m | 10.4 mi |
| Slater Hill | NNE 13° | 199 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/952799253
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- Griswold · 10 mi
- Foster · 11 mi
- West Greenwich · 12 mi
- Scituate · 13 mi
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- Coventry · 14 mi
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