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Lyman Allen Lot

Lyman Allen Lot from directly overhead

Lyman Allen Lot is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 33 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnville Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 14 miles off.

Existing Preserved Open Space; Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

What the record says

Elevation
33 m

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Waterford

How to reach it

Coordinates41.41749, -72.13794

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 2.0 mi
  • Leary Park: 2.1 mi
  • Erickson Park: 2.6 mi
  • Donahue Property: 2.8 mi
  • Lisa Dedrick Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 59
Attractions: 36
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 4.4 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 4.5 mi
  • The Whale: 4.9 mi
  • turtle rock: 7.7 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Silver Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 7.5 mi
  • Cascade: 7.6 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Cascade: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 23
  • Sprout Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 3.1 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Lyman Allen Lot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillNW 316°182 m4.8 mi
Raymond HillNNW 338°170 m5.7 mi
Dolbeare HillNNW 327°162 m4.0 mi
Sharp HillNNW 343°149 m2.5 mi
Crandall HillNNE 12°137 m2.6 mi
Comstock HillN 357°137 m4.7 mi
Beckwith HillWNW 292°135 m5.8 mi
Ridge HillWNW 285°134 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 7 mi away.

  • American pokeweed6 obs
  • autumn olive6 obs
  • Wild Turkey5 obs
  • common mugwort5 obs
  • multiflora rose5 obs
  • wineberry5 obs
  • heath speedwell5 obs
  • Downy Woodpecker5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43439951

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