Chittenden Hill Preserve
Chittenden Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 48 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Hill Woods Open Space, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clinton Land Conservation Trust, Inc.
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Horse Hill Woods Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Kelseytown & Carter Hill Rds): 1.1 mi
- Jesse Buell Forest: 1.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Glenwood Road): 1.5 mi
- Peters Memorial Woods: 1.6 mi
- Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
- Indian River Recreation Complex: 1.8 mi
- Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
- Kirtland Landing: 3.1 mi
- Comstock Park: 3.4 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.8 mi
- Roast Meat Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cow Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bushy Hill: 2.6 mi
- Post Hill: 2.8 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 3.6 mi
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 3.6 mi
- Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Clinton Tercentenary: 3.6 mi
- Abraham Pierson Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 3.7 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 3.7 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 3.8 mi
- Westbrook Historical Society Building: 4.5 mi
- Grove Beach: 4.3 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 4.4 mi
- Clinton Beach: 4.4 mi
- West Beach: 4.6 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 4.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 8.9 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 5.6 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cascade: 8.4 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 9.4 mi
- Stone Table: 2.8 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 3.3 mi
- Historic Ferry: 7.4 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.9 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 10.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 4.4 mi
- James Madison: 5.9 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 8.8 mi
- snake: 9.9 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 16.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 4.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.1 mi
- Chimney Corner: 11.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
- Powder House: 20.4 mi
- Skate Hut: 20.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 11.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Chittenden Hill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | NNW 340° | 201 m | 8.3 mi |
| Long Hill | N 2° | 154 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 319° | 153 m | 9.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 1° | 140 m | 7.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 6° | 138 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mount Archer | ENE 57° | 136 m | 9.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 324° | 135 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wig Hill | NNE 15° | 128 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43439083
Day trips start here
- Essex · 6 mi
- Old Saybrook · 7 mi
- Old Lyme · 11 mi
- East Lyme · 15 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 19 mi
- Waterford · 19 mi
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