Nature reserve · Connecticut
City of Norwich Public Watershed Lands
City of Norwich Public Watershed Lands is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Noble Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Norwich
How to reach it
Coordinates41.49509, -72.15436
- 10.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 16.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Noble Hill: 0.7 mi
- Comstock Hill: 0.9 mi
- Raymond Hill: 1.3 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bargy Ledges: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Quaker Hill Road and Gun Club: 1.5 mi
- White Oak Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Glemboski-Ous: 2.0 mi
- Norwich Archery Club: 2.0 mi
- Milo Light Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 3.2 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 3.2 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.7 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 4.8 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 4.8 mi
Parks
- Trading Cove Association: 3.3 mi
- Montville American Little League Complex: 3.5 mi
- Gardner Lake State Park: 3.7 mi
- Thamesville Playground: 3.7 mi
- Elizabeth Street Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 4.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Miantonomo: 6.5 mi
- Transient Workmans Camp: 6.9 mi
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 49
- Kiddie's Beach: 9.9 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 11.3 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 11.9 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 11.9 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 12.2 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Yantic Falls: 4.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.6 mi
- Chapman Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 38
- River Blue: 3.4 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.7 mi
- Sparky: 4.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 4.5 mi
- Promised Day: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 35
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.3 mi
- turtle rock: 7.7 mi
- tri-town marker: 8.8 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 27
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Sprout Garden: 8.2 mi
- Azalea Garden: 8.4 mi
- Laurel Walk: 8.4 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 12.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 20.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 20.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 20.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 2.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 9.9 mi
- Powder House: 10.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 10.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 16.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of City of Norwich Public Watershed Lands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | SW 233° | 182 m | 3.1 mi |
| Maynard Hill | WSW 244° | 174 m | 5.0 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | WSW 253° | 171 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cockle Hill | W 280° | 171 m | 6.4 mi |
| Raymond Hill | W 266° | 170 m | 1.3 mi |
| Scott Hill | NW 319° | 165 m | 4.7 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | SW 214° | 162 m | 2.4 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NNE 15° | 153 m | 3.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Montville · 2 mi
- Norwich · 5 mi
- Ledyard · 8 mi
- Preston · 8 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 10 mi
- New London · 10 mi
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