Nature reserve · Connecticut
Welter Woods
Welter Woods is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Camp Pardee Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Killingworth Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.37567, -72.55568
- 20.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 29.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Camp Pardee Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Platt Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Durham Road): 1.1 mi
- Forster Pond State Park: 1.8 mi
- Chatfield Hollow State Park: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 1.0 mi
- Bill Wheeler: 2.8 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 3.3 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 4.6 mi
- Town Campus Playground: 5.6 mi
Parks
- Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Killingworth Recreational Park: 2.3 mi
- Pattaconk Lake Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
- Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
- Indian River Recreation Complex: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Buell Hill: 2.0 mi
- Roast Meat Hill: 2.2 mi
- Tower Hill: 2.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.6 mi
- Post Hill: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 5.7 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 5.9 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 6.9 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 7.0 mi
Beaches
- Clinton Town Beach: 7.7 mi
- Clinton Beach: 8.1 mi
- Grove Beach: 8.1 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 8.2 mi
- West Beach: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 54
- Memorial Garden: 1.0 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.5 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Nineveh Falls: 3.2 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 34
- Lavender Pond Farm: 0.6 mi
- Stone Table: 5.2 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 6.5 mi
- Historic Ferry: 7.0 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- Totem Pole: 3.0 mi
- snake: 6.5 mi
- James Madison: 7.1 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 12.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Pine Ledge: 5.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 10.6 mi
- Chimney Corner: 12.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 9.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 22.7 mi
- Powder House: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 13.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Welter Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 354° | 201 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NW 309° | 196 m | 7.8 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | W 280° | 167 m | 7.6 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 28° | 154 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 315° | 153 m | 5.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 30° | 140 m | 4.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 46° | 138 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NW 325° | 135 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/993358580
Day trips start here
- Essex · 9 mi
- Old Saybrook · 11 mi
- Old Lyme · 14 mi
- East Lyme · 17 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 18 mi
- Waterford · 21 mi
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