Nature reserve · Connecticut
Peter and Virgina Coope Tract
Peter and Virgina Coope Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Anguilla Brook Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 1.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.41798, -71.86967
- 1.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.2 mi off the Shannock Road
- 15.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.9 mi off the Ministerial Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Anguilla Brook Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Perry Natural Area: 0.6 mi
- Milltown Meadows Tract: 1.2 mi
- Rocky Hollow Road Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Main Street Open Space: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Merritt Hill: 1.3 mi
- Jeremy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bumpin Hill: 1.9 mi
- Pitcher Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Mount Moriah: 2.8 mi
Parks
- North Stonington Town Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- North Stonington Village Green: 1.7 mi
- Pawcatuck Little League: 2.2 mi
- "Bushel" Sposato Park: 3.0 mi
- Craig's Field: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Cellar Hole: 4.7 mi
- Borough Hall: 6.1 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 6.2 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 6.2 mi
Museums: 55
- Westerly Armory: 3.3 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 5.1 mi
- Denison Homestead: 5.5 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 46
- Austrailia Beach: 6.4 mi
- DuBois Beach: 6.5 mi
- Williams Beach: 6.8 mi
- Ocean House Beach: 7.6 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 24
- Stone Turtle: 3.6 mi
- Penguin: 5.2 mi
- Giant Gnome: 5.5 mi
- Mjolnir: 5.5 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.6 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.1 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 6.5 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 7.5 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Cascade: 8.8 mi
- Cascade: 9.0 mi
- Yantic Falls: 13.9 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 14.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 18.1 mi
Gardens: 15
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 12.4 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 12.4 mi
- Sprout Garden: 12.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 7.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 7.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 7.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 7.9 mi
- Beavertail Light: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.1 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 11.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 13.6 mi
- Powder House: 13.8 mi
- Big Beach: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 6.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 14.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Clay Head: 21.4 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Peter and Virgina Coope Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NNW 327° | 163 m | 6.5 mi |
| Chapman Hill | N 5° | 158 m | 5.3 mi |
| Barns Hill | NNW 335° | 155 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NNE 13° | 153 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bay Mountain | NNW 345° | 152 m | 8.8 mi |
| Stewart Hill | N 351° | 149 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NW 315° | 144 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NNW 335° | 139 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 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 | 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1025031609
Day trips start here
- North Stonington · 2 mi
- Ashaway · 4 mi
- Stonington · 4 mi
- Westerly · 4 mi
- Hopkinton · 6 mi
- Mystic · 7 mi
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