Lester B. Williams Memorial Forest
Lester B. Williams Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 132 m. Ragged Hill stands 265 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ferguson Conservancy, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 132 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Wolf Den Land Trust
How to reach it
- 0.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 8.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 28 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ferguson Conservancy: 0.2 mi
- Sherman Preserve: 1.2 mi
- White Brook Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Valentine Tract: 2.1 mi
- Quinebaug Property: 2.8 mi
- Gray Mare Hill: 0.6 mi
- Bush Hill: 1.3 mi
- Blackwell Hill: 1.5 mi
- Prince Hill: 1.7 mi
- Tatnic Hill: 2.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.3 mi
- Israel Putnam Monument: 1.3 mi
- Brooklyn Recreation Park: 1.7 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.1 mi
- South Street Park: 3.4 mi
- Killingly Little League Complex: 3.7 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 4.0 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 4.1 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 7.3 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 8.4 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 8.6 mi
- Manny: 14.4 mi
- Willy: 14.4 mi
- Windy: 14.4 mi
- Swifty: 14.5 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 14.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 8.1 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 9.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.3 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 12.8 mi
- Codfish Falls: 13.8 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 7.0 mi
- Wescott Beach: 14.7 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 15.5 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 17.8 mi
- YWCA Beach: 19.6 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 5.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 7.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 7.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 9.0 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 13.6 mi
- Mary's Garden: 14.3 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 15.1 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 15.3 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 15.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 22.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 12.4 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.4 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 14.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.2 mi
- Picnic: 16.1 mi
- Little Beach: 23.8 mi
- Big Beach: 24.0 mi
- Bara-Hack: 5.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Lester B. Williams Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | NNW 332° | 265 m | 7.8 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | NNW 333° | 265 m | 8.8 mi |
| Daven Hill | NNW 338° | 258 m | 8.5 mi |
| Sprague Hill | NW 307° | 257 m | 7.2 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NW 318° | 252 m | 6.8 mi |
| Wheaton Hill | NNW 328° | 251 m | 7.2 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | NW 319° | 248 m | 7.5 mi |
| Sunset Hill | W 265° | 240 m | 6.2 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 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal7 obs
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak5 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander5 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle5 obs
- Monarch5 obs
- Chipping Sparrow4 obs
- Brown-headed Cowbird4 obs
- White-breasted Nuthatch4 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/959615036
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