Nature reserve · Connecticut
Jabez Smith Homestead
Jabez Smith Homestead is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 15 m. Crandall Hill stands 137 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hazelnut Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Groton
How to reach it
Coordinates41.35414, -72.02863
- 10.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 17.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 20.4 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hazelnut Hill: 0.2 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.0 mi
- Shack Hill: 1.5 mi
- Long Hill: 1.8 mi
- Crooked S Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Kiely Park: 0.3 mi
- Merritt Family Forest: 1.2 mi
- Copp Park: 1.5 mi
- Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area: 1.6 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Poquonnock Plains Park: 0.5 mi
- Central Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Sutton Park: 0.9 mi
- Burrows Field: 0.9 mi
- Raheem Ali Carter Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
Beaches
- Groton Beach: 1.3 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 2.6 mi
- Bluff Point Beach: 2.6 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 3.0 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Avery Memorial Monument: 1.4 mi
- Haley Farm Barn: 1.9 mi
- Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead: 2.2 mi
- Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead: 2.2 mi
- Noank Remembers Memorial Bell: 2.5 mi
Museums
Attractions: 25
- The Whale: 3.4 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.9 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.0 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.0 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Cascade: 0.4 mi
- Cascade: 0.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.7 mi
- Yantic Falls: 12.8 mi
- Cascade: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 20
- John Kelley Statue: 2.9 mi
- Mystic Blue: 3.4 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 3.9 mi
- Mjolnir: 4.0 mi
- Giant Gnome: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 14
- Bertholf Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 4.2 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 4.5 mi
- Sprout Garden: 4.5 mi
- Laurel Walk: 4.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.1 mi
- Crow Head: 18.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 22.5 mi
- Ram Head: 23.1 mi
- Hedges Bank: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 9.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 9.5 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.5 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.5 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 4.7 mi
- Powder House: 4.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 19.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 5.0 mi
- Factory Pond: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Jabez Smith Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crandall Hill | NW 323° | 137 m | 8.6 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 11° | 120 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lantern Hill | NNE 31° | 118 m | 8.6 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | WNW 296° | 112 m | 8.1 mi |
| Pie Hill | NW 317° | 109 m | 8.2 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNW 338° | 108 m | 3.5 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNW 344° | 108 m | 5.0 mi |
| Uncas Hill | NNW 338° | 106 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440154
Day trips start here
- Groton · 1 mi
- Mystic · 3 mi
- New London · 4 mi
- Ledyard · 6 mi
- Stonington · 6 mi
- Waterford · 6 mi
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