Nature reserve · Connecticut
Choate Brook Preserve
Choate Brook Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the southeast, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.54832, -72.01088
- 3.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 7.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Hill: 1.4 mi
- Rye Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bundy Hill: 1.6 mi
- Campbell Hill: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Blueberry Hill Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Preston Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Norwich Avenue Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Kent Street Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Norwich Avenue Open Space: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Miantonomo: 2.1 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 3.9 mi
- Cellar Hole: 7.2 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 7.9 mi
Parks
- Hamilton Avenue Park: 2.1 mi
- Sachem Park: 2.1 mi
- Downer-Doanes Park: 2.3 mi
- World War I Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Greeneville Playground: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 3.6 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 3.7 mi
- John Bishop House: 3.8 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 40
- Austrailia Beach: 13.1 mi
- Williams Beach: 14.3 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 14.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 14.8 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 15.3 mi
Artworks: 38
- Promised Day: 3.7 mi
- Nevertheless: 3.7 mi
- Muffler Man: 4.6 mi
- River Blue: 5.6 mi
- Sparky: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Yantic Falls: 4.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 27
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 3.9 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 8.9 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 8.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 10.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 24
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 12.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 12.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.8 mi
- Laurel Walk: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Skate Hut: 14.5 mi
- Powder House: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 21.9 mi
- Big Beach: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 15.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.9 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 18.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 18.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 18.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 18.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 8.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.8 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 22.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Choate Brook Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | SE 133° | 163 m | 5.2 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | N 352° | 163 m | 8.5 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | WNW 299° | 160 m | 7.8 mi |
| Chapman Hill | ESE 116° | 158 m | 8.6 mi |
| Stone Hill | NE 53° | 157 m | 7.8 mi |
| Barns Hill | SE 127° | 155 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | W 264° | 153 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bay Mountain | E 95° | 152 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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