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Walter–Weeman Tract

Walter–Weeman Tract from directly overhead

Walter–Weeman Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Bare Hill stands 193 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wyassup Lake Boat Launch, a park 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 2.0 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Avalonia Land Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.49195, -71.87436
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wyassup Lake Boat Launch: 0.2 mi
  • North Stonington Village Green: 3.5 mi
  • North Stonington Town Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
  • Saint Anne Playground: 4.6 mi
  • Pasquale and Maria Camputaro Memorial Field: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Cellar Hole: 4.3 mi
  • H. C. Anthony Stockade: 5.4 mi
  • Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 5.4 mi
  • Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 7.1 mi
  • Babcock-Smith House Museum: 8.8 mi
Museums: 57
Beaches: 40
Artworks: 27
  • Stone Turtle: 5.7 mi
  • Penguin: 9.1 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 9.2 mi
  • Mjolnir: 9.2 mi
  • Mystic Blue: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 23
Waterfalls: 20
  • Stepstone Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Cascade: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade: 12.2 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 17
Lighthouses: 6
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Pavilion: 13.7 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 13.9 mi
  • Skate Hut: 15.8 mi
  • Powder House: 16.1 mi
  • Big Beach: 19.3 mi
Springs: 5
  • Old Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Factory Pond: 15.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Elizabeth Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Walter–Weeman Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bare HillN 5°193 m10.2 mi
Escoheag HillNNE 33°168 m9.5 mi
Prentice MountainW 276°163 m3.3 mi
Chapman HillE 80°158 m0.7 mi
Stone HillN 354°157 m8.6 mi
Barns HillW 275°155 m2.2 mi
Pendleton HillENE 64°153 m1.7 mi
Bay MountainNNW 329°152 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1115:3716:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1025033393

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