Robert G. Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary
Robert G. Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Smarts Mountain stands 983 m to the east, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Chase Beach Recreation Area, a park 0.1 miles away. Connecticut River Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lyme Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- On the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 10.1 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 16.0 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 1 mi
- Balch Hill · 10 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 11 mi
- Norman Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chase Beach Recreation Area: 0.1 mi
- Lyme Common: 1.5 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 4.1 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 4.6 mi
- Orford Community Field: 4.7 mi
- Post Hill: 0.8 mi
- Acorn Hill: 1.2 mi
- Brick Hill: 1.9 mi
- Kenyon Hill: 2.3 mi
- Flint Hill: 2.7 mi
- Big Rock Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Lyme Town Forest: 1.9 mi
- Lyme Hill Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Trout Pond Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Wilder Wildlife Management Area: 3.0 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 4.3 mi
- Winslow Ledge: 5.2 mi
- The Palisades: 5.5 mi
- Bouldering: 11.2 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 12.3 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 1.6 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 3.7 mi
- Samuel Morey: 5.2 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 5.4 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 6.3 mi
- Feral Seed: 10.9 mi
- Robert Frost: 11.1 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 11.1 mi
- Foucault Pendulum: 11.1 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Tipping Rock: 13.8 mi
- Redstone Rocket: 14.3 mi
- Lyman Point: 15.1 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 15.1 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 0.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 5.1 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 5.4 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 5.6 mi
- Goose Pond Park Beach: 8.4 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 3.9 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 6.3 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 11.4 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 11.5 mi
- Montshire Museum of Science: 12.0 mi
- The Chutes: 5.4 mi
- The Chutes: 5.4 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.2 mi
- Waits River Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 11.6 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 2.6 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 17.0 mi
- Flint Covered Bridge: 17.4 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 10.8 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 13.8 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 18.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 23.4 mi
- Area 2: 5.6 mi
- Area 1: 5.9 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 15.6 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Robert G. Chaffee Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smarts Mountain | E 94° | 983 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Cube | ENE 59° | 873 m | 7.2 mi |
| Black Hill | ENE 75° | 793 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lampier Hill | E 87° | 722 m | 7.4 mi |
| North Peak | S 177° | 702 m | 6.7 mi |
| South Peak | S 179° | 693 m | 7.7 mi |
| Winslow Ledge | SE 137° | 692 m | 5.2 mi |
| Smith Mountain | E 90° | 673 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:23 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:51 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:27 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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