Nature reserve · Connecticut
Groton Sportsmen's Club
Groton Sportsmen's Club is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 119 m. Bare Hill stands 193 m to the north, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pendleton Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 0.5 miles off.
Private, Members Or Owners Only; General Recreation
What to expect
- Operated by
- Groton Sportsmen's Club
How to reach it
Coordinates41.50669, -71.82773
- 0.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.6 mi off the Shannock Road
- 11.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 11.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pendleton Hill: 0.9 mi
- Chapman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Champlin Hill: 2.8 mi
- Swain Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Stewart Hill: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Green Falls River Glen Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Camp Wightman: 2.2 mi
- Puttker Road Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Overlook Road West Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 2.8 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 2.8 mi
- Cellar Hole: 6.9 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 8.4 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 9.4 mi
Parks
- Wyassup Lake Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
- Pasquale and Maria Camputaro Memorial Field: 4.5 mi
- Glasgo Pond Boat Launch: 4.7 mi
- Glasgo Pond Boat Launch: 4.7 mi
- Saint Anne Playground: 4.8 mi
Museums: 60
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 2.8 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 7.5 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 7.6 mi
- Westerly Armory: 8.6 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 45
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 11.0 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 12.3 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 12.9 mi
- DuBois Beach: 13.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 27
- Stone Turtle: 8.1 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 8.1 mi
- Penguin: 11.2 mi
- Giant Gnome: 11.4 mi
- Mjolnir: 11.4 mi
Attractions: 22
- Large Glacial Erratic: 12.0 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 12.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 12.2 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 12.5 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Stepstone Falls: 8.1 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 13.7 mi
- Yantic Falls: 13.7 mi
- Cascade: 14.3 mi
- Cascade: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 17
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 12.9 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 15.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 12.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 12.8 mi
- Big Beach: 16.7 mi
- Little Beach: 16.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 18.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 14.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 14.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.1 mi
- Beavertail Light: 22.5 mi
Springs: 5
- Old Spring: 10.2 mi
- Factory Pond: 14.3 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 21.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Groton Sportsmen's Club. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Hill | N 350° | 193 m | 9.3 mi |
| Escoheag Hill | NNE 22° | 168 m | 7.5 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | W 263° | 163 m | 5.7 mi |
| Penny Hill | NNE 26° | 159 m | 9.4 mi |
| Chapman Hill | WSW 243° | 158 m | 1.9 mi |
| Stone Hill | NNW 337° | 157 m | 8.2 mi |
| Barns Hill | W 260° | 155 m | 4.7 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | WSW 253° | 153 m | 0.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:37 | 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 | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/955850469
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