Nature reserve · Connecticut
Cohantic Ledges
Cohantic Ledges is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Sprague Hill stands 257 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Shaw Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Hampton
How to reach it
Coordinates41.74379, -72.06371
- 5.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 9.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 2.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Shaw Hill: 0.6 mi
- Pudding Hill: 1.7 mi
- Parish Hill: 2.3 mi
- Hampton Hill: 2.8 mi
- Clark Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Little River Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- Dave Shoemaker Demonstration Forest: 1.3 mi
- Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge: 1.3 mi
- Stone Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Campagna Preserve: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
- Hickory Grove Roadside Park: 4.0 mi
- Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 4.3 mi
- Gauthier Field: 5.1 mi
- Edward Garrison Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.6 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.6 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
Museums: 51
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 5.7 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 6.2 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 7.7 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 7.9 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Diana's Pool Falls: 4.2 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 6.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 30
- Manny: 7.8 mi
- Willy: 7.8 mi
- Windy: 7.9 mi
- Swifty: 7.9 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 12
- Thread City Family Garden: 7.2 mi
- Mary's Garden: 7.8 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 10.8 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 10.9 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 7.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 7.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 8.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 6
- Moosup Pond Beach: 10.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 14.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 19.3 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 20.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 7.2 mi
- Old Spring: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 9.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Cohantic Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprague Hill | N 358° | 257 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sherman Hill | N 5° | 252 m | 9.2 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | NNW 336° | 241 m | 7.7 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NNW 348° | 240 m | 3.6 mi |
| Clark Hill | NW 318° | 235 m | 3.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 328° | 232 m | 3.5 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NNE 21° | 231 m | 5.3 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NE 37° | 225 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/946669949
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 8 mi
- Willimantic · 8 mi
- Storrs · 11 mi
- Norwich · 13 mi
- Griswold · 14 mi
- Putnam · 14 mi
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