Nature reserve · Connecticut
Cloutier Memorial Forest
Cloutier Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Pumpkin Hill stands 241 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Allanach-Wolf Woodlands, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wolf Den Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.72309, -72.14684
- 9.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 2.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Allanach-Wolf Woodlands: 0.8 mi
- Windham Atlantic White Cedar Bog: 1.7 mi
- Windham Outdoor Education Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Storrs Road Open Space: 2.9 mi
- Aurora Estates Open Space: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Gauthier Field: 1.8 mi
- Shetucket Plains Road Park: 2.5 mi
- Hickory Grove Roadside Park: 2.5 mi
- Philip Lauter Park: 2.7 mi
- Alex Caisse Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Miller Hill: 1.9 mi
- Beaver Hill: 2.0 mi
- Mullin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Parish Hill: 2.5 mi
- Obwebetuck Hill: 3.6 mi
Museums: 58
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 3.1 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum: 4.6 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 5.0 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.9 mi
- plaque: 6.1 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 6.6 mi
- Old root cellar: 7.0 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Diana's Pool Falls: 4.0 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 4.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 5.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 5.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 30
- Manny: 3.3 mi
- Willy: 3.3 mi
- Windy: 3.4 mi
- Swifty: 3.4 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 29
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 1.5 mi
- Wolf Rock: 4.2 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 4.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 4.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 7.5 mi
Gardens: 25
- Thread City Family Garden: 2.8 mi
- Mary's Garden: 3.3 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 8.2 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 4.2 mi
- Coney Rock: 5.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 5.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 16.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- Halls Pond Beach: 12.1 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 14.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 19.7 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bara-Hack: 12.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 15.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 2.9 mi
- Old Spring: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Cloutier Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pumpkin Hill | N 8° | 241 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NE 35° | 240 m | 6.1 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNE 32° | 235 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 29° | 232 m | 5.0 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NE 44° | 231 m | 8.9 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NE 55° | 225 m | 8.3 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NE 47° | 221 m | 6.2 mi |
| Shaw Hill | ENE 64° | 220 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1085709877
Day trips start here
- Willimantic · 4 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 6 mi
- Storrs · 8 mi
- Norwich · 12 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 14 mi
- Griswold · 15 mi
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