Nature reserve · Connecticut
Wolf Swamp
Wolf Swamp is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Moose Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Guilford Land Conservation Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.30568, -72.72510
- 19.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 22.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Moose Hill: 0.9 mi
- Long Hill: 1.7 mi
- Notch Hill: 1.8 mi
- Hungry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Long Hill Park: 1.1 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 2.1 mi
- Olmsted Outlook: 2.5 mi
- Nut Plains Park: 2.7 mi
- Guilford Town Green: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Notch Hill Brook: 1.7 mi
- Mill Pasture Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Bittner Park: 2.1 mi
- North Farms Park: 2.1 mi
- Little Meadow Brook: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 2.1 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 2.8 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 2.9 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 3.0 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Guilford Soldiers Monument: 2.7 mi
- Guilford Granite: 2.8 mi
- Guilford World War I Memorial: 2.8 mi
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 3.0 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 3.9 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 3.9 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 4.0 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 4.1 mi
Gardens: 49
- Lillian's Garden: 3.8 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 48
- Cascade: 2.3 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 6.8 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 12.2 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 28
- Dinosaur Rock: 1.3 mi
- Bear Cave: 4.8 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 7.3 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 23
- James Madison: 6.7 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.2 mi
- snake: 7.4 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 9.6 mi
- John B Pierce: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chimney Corner: 4.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.4 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 9.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 22.3 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 22.3 mi
- Fog Signal House: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Wolf Swamp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | N 357° | 232 m | 10.6 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | N 355° | 230 m | 9.5 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | N 356° | 210 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NW 315° | 206 m | 12.2 mi |
| Goose Hill | NE 41° | 201 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 15° | 196 m | 10.1 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNW 341° | 176 m | 6.7 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NNE 11° | 167 m | 6.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1136615328
Day trips start here
- Essex · 18 mi
- Old Saybrook · 18 mi
- Old Lyme · 22 mi
- East Lyme · 26 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 27 mi
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