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Dean Easement

Dean Easement from directly overhead

Dean Easement is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the east, 1.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Olde Field Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of East Haddam

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45979, -72.39023

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Olde Field Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Hatch Lot Reserve: 0.8 mi
  • Sheepskin Hollow Preserve: 0.8 mi
  • Harris Reserve: 1.0 mi
  • Captain George Comer Memorial State Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
  • Millington Green: 2.5 mi
  • East Haddam Town Beach: 3.6 mi
  • Connor's Way: 3.9 mi
  • Eagle Landing State Park: 4.0 mi
  • Salmon River Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 57
Waterfalls: 49
  • Cascade: 0.7 mi
  • Cascade: 0.9 mi
  • Cascade: 2.6 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 3.0 mi
Attractions: 41
Gardens: 38
  • Gingers Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Rain Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Monty the T-Rex: 8.9 mi
  • Lion Gardner Statue: 12.3 mi
  • Totem Pole: 13.3 mi
  • Face in Tree: 13.8 mi
  • Sparky: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 20.8 mi
  • Old Spring: 21.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Dean Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillE 89°179 m1.5 mi
Buckley HillNNE 19°176 m6.6 mi
Long HillNE 38°175 m4.7 mi
Maynard HillE 88°174 m7.7 mi
Cockle HillENE 59°171 m6.9 mi
Bald HillW 276°167 m1.5 mi
Bull HillNNW 341°166 m8.7 mi
Halls HillNNE 26°164 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/801799785

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