Salem Community Park
Salem Community Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the east-southeast, 2.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ladd Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Salem
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 21.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 22.2 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 16.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ladd Hill: 0.5 mi
- Maynard Hill: 1.3 mi
- Forsyth Hill: 1.7 mi
- Beckwith Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cockle Hill: 2.5 mi
- Horse Pond Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
- Gardner Lake State Park: 2.3 mi
- Millington Green: 5.2 mi
- Lake Hayward Boat Launch: 5.4 mi
- Montville American Little League Complex: 5.7 mi
- Salem Town Trails: 1.2 mi
- Zemko Pond Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Smuggler’s Rock Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Zemko Sawmill Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Alf & Sylvia Bingham Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Transient Workmans Camp: 2.9 mi
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 2.9 mi
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 3.8 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 5.2 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 9.6 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 11.3 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 11.3 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 11.5 mi
- Crescent Beach: 11.6 mi
- Chapman Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cascade: 4.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 4.9 mi
- Cascade: 6.2 mi
- Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 3.6 mi
- Sparky: 7.8 mi
- River Blue: 8.7 mi
- Muffler Man: 9.0 mi
- Nevertheless: 9.9 mi
- turtle rock: 3.0 mi
- tri-town marker: 3.8 mi
- Devil's Oven: 4.3 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 6.4 mi
- Mill Turbine: 9.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Sprout Garden: 10.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.2 mi
- Laurel Walk: 10.2 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 10.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 7.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.5 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 23.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 10.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 11.1 mi
- Powder House: 11.4 mi
- Old Spring: 14.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 17.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Salem Community Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | ESE 103° | 182 m | 2.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | WSW 257° | 179 m | 5.6 mi |
| Buckley Hill | NW 316° | 176 m | 7.0 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 301° | 175 m | 4.8 mi |
| Maynard Hill | SE 143° | 174 m | 1.3 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | E 87° | 171 m | 1.7 mi |
| Cockle Hill | NNW 335° | 171 m | 2.5 mi |
| Raymond Hill | ENE 74° | 170 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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