Deer Lake Camp
Deer Lake Camp is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Wheeler, a historic site 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.
Private, Members Or Owners Only
What to expect
- Operated by
- Connecticut Yankee Council
How to reach it
- 19.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 26.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bill Wheeler: 0.1 mi
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 1.8 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 2.7 mi
- CCC Camp: 3.2 mi
- Town Campus Playground: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.7 mi
- Buell Hill: 0.9 mi
- Roast Meat Hill: 2.2 mi
- Spencer Hill: 2.5 mi
- Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 3.0 mi
- Forster Pond State Park: 1.0 mi
- Chatfield Hollow State Park: 1.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Durham Road): 1.7 mi
- Shadow Valley: 2.2 mi
- Town Land: 2.3 mi
- Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Indian River Recreation Complex: 3.8 mi
- Bauer Park: 3.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 4.2 mi
- Madison Green Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 4.5 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 6.0 mi
- East Rive Beach: 5.9 mi
- Circle Beach: 6.2 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 6.4 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 6.5 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 6.6 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 1.4 mi
- Cascade: 7.9 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 8.8 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 9.2 mi
- Cascade: 10.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.8 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 2.7 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 5.9 mi
- Stone Table: 6.7 mi
- Bear Cave: 6.9 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 7.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 0.2 mi
- James Madison: 4.6 mi
- snake: 6.0 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 13.1 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 14.9 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 6.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 7.4 mi
- Chimney Corner: 9.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 12.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
- Powder House: 24.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 24.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 12.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 16.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Deer Lake Camp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Mountain | NW 311° | 230 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NW 308° | 210 m | 9.6 mi |
| Goose Hill | N 11° | 201 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 329° | 196 m | 8.2 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | WNW 292° | 176 m | 9.8 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | WNW 302° | 167 m | 6.7 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | WNW 286° | 156 m | 7.6 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 32° | 154 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/43438745
Day trips start here
- Essex · 10 mi
- Old Saybrook · 11 mi
- Old Lyme · 15 mi
- East Lyme · 19 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- Waterford · 23 mi
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