Nature reserve · Connecticut
Devotion Woods
Devotion Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field, a park 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.1 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Joshua's Tract Conservation and Historic Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.67226, -72.08875
- 5.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 9.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 1.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 0.8 mi
- Hickory Grove Roadside Park: 2.1 mi
- Gauthier Field: 3.2 mi
- Giddings Park: 3.6 mi
- River Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Sarah A. and John F. Pappenheimer Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Waldo Farm: 1.2 mi
- Sprague Land Preserve (Mukluk Section): 1.6 mi
- Hanover Road Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Little River Water Access: 2.0 mi
Museums
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 1.1 mi
- John Bishop House: 6.0 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 6.3 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 6.6 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 6.8 mi
Peaks
- Pleasure Hill: 2.6 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pautipaug Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mullin Hill: 3.4 mi
- Pudding Hill: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
- plaque: 3.5 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 7.2 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 8.3 mi
- Miantonomo: 8.7 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Little Muk Falls: 1.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.4 mi
Artworks: 37
- Windy: 6.7 mi
- Manny: 6.7 mi
- Willy: 6.8 mi
- Swifty: 6.8 mi
- Promised Day: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 33
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 2.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 3.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 4.8 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.6 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 23
- Thread City Family Garden: 6.8 mi
- Mary's Garden: 6.9 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 9.4 mi
- fern and rock garden: 11.3 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 20
- Moosup Pond Beach: 12.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 16.7 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 22.4 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 22.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 8.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 10.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.5 mi
- Flag Rock: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bara-Hack: 14.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Skate Hut: 22.1 mi
- Powder House: 22.4 mi
- Picnic: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 6.9 mi
- Old Spring: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Devotion Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | N 3° | 240 m | 8.5 mi |
| Clark Hill | N 354° | 235 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 356° | 232 m | 7.9 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NNE 25° | 225 m | 9.1 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NNE 11° | 221 m | 7.9 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NNE 11° | 220 m | 5.7 mi |
| Gates Hill | W 277° | 204 m | 6.6 mi |
| Parish Hill | N 349° | 200 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| 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 | 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, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/946194142
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 3 mi
- Willimantic · 7 mi
- Norwich · 8 mi
- Griswold · 11 mi
- Preston · 13 mi
- Storrs · 13 mi
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