Camp Wightman
Campground
Campground · 1.2 mi from the trail
Connecticut · Lake fishing · North Stonington · Near Danielson
Hetchel Swamp
- Apr–Oct
- best months
Hetchel Swamp is a 33-acre pond near North Stonington, Connecticut, at about 311 feet.
Around this trail
Add any of these when you start a tripSleep close Eat after Jesse H. Metcalf Mess Hall
Restaurant
On your way back · 4 mi
If it rainsElliot Schwartz for StudioEIS, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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Best time to visit Hetchel Swamp
Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.
Jan
40° / 25°
10 wet
Feb
41° / 26°
9 wet
Mar
47° / 32°
10 wet
Apr
57° / 41°
11 wet
May
67° / 50°
12 wet
Jun
75° / 59°
11 wet
Jul
82° / 66°
10 wet
Aug
80° / 64°
10 wet
Sep
74° / 57°
10 wet
Oct
64° / 47°
11 wet
Nov
54° / 38°
10 wet
Dec
45° / 30°
11 wet
Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Westerly State Ap, RI, 10.6 mi away at 81 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.
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