- Elevation, modelled
- 32 m
- Tallest summit within 10.1 miles
- Prentice Mountain163 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A5.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3676, -71.9251
Woodlot Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 32 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Deans Mill Farm Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 5.6 miles off.
Mostly upland woods with wetlands on both north and south borders. Interesting rocky glacial features and stone walls. Some well established trail loops. Maps to be created. Off street parking planned.
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Woodlot Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | N 356° | 163 m | 9.0 mi |
| Chapman Hill | NNE 21° | 158 m | 9.3 mi |
| Barns Hill | N 3° | 155 m | 8.8 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NNE 16° | 149 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNW 348° | 144 m | 8.1 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | N 0° | 139 m | 6.4 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | N 9° | 139 m | 7.2 mi |
| Swantown Hill | N 1° | 132 m | 7.4 mi |
- 5.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 17.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 19.0 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Deans Mill Farm Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Perkins Wildlife Corridor: 0.7 mi
- Pequotsepos Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Fennerswood Preserve West Tract: 1.0 mi
- Fennerswood Preserve O'Neill Tract: 1.0 mi
- Denison Homestead: 1.1 mi
- Mystic Little League Field: 1.8 mi
- Mystic River Boathouse Park: 2.0 mi
- Mystic River Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
- River Road Park: 2.3 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 2.1 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 2.1 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 2.1 mi
- Mystic Civil War Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Borough Hall: 2.5 mi
- Quoketaug Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pequot Hill: 2.7 mi
- Wequetequock Hill: 2.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 3.1 mi
- Merritt Hill: 3.2 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 1.2 mi
- Denison Homestead: 1.2 mi
- Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House: 1.9 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 2.0 mi
- Children's Museum: 2.1 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 2.2 mi
- Williams Beach: 2.4 mi
- DuBois Beach: 2.9 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 3.9 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 4.3 mi
- Penguin: 1.4 mi
- Mjolnir: 1.7 mi
- Giant Gnome: 1.7 mi
- Mystic Blue: 2.1 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 2.6 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 1.1 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 1.8 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 5.3 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 5.9 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.6 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 14.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 15.5 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 18.9 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 5.8 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 9.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 9.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.5 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 5.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 5.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 5.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 5.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 21.4 mi
- Crow Head: 21.5 mi
- Clay Head: 21.8 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 22.3 mi
- Mohegan Bluffs: 23.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 10.1 mi
- Powder House: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 13.4 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 13.6 mi
- Old Spring: 4.9 mi
- Factory Pond: 17.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteDay trips start here
- Stonington · 1 mi
- Mystic · 2 mi
- Watch Hill · 5 mi
- Westerly · 5 mi
- Groton · 6 mi
- North Stonington · 6 mi
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