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Facts about (Devil's Hopyard State Park):

Overview ofDevil's Hopyard State Park- Facts,Trivia,and Historical Information : In 1919, the former State Park and Forest Commission obtained an 860 acre parcel located in the Millington section of Haddam. The principle feature of the park, Chapman Falls drops more than sixty feet over a series of steps in a Scotland Schist stone formation. The falls also once powered "Beebe's Mills" which were named after the original owner. The mills operated until the mid 1890's. A search for the origin of the name "Devil's Hopyard" reveals a wide variety of different stories; none of them are verifiable and all are likely to be more fiction than fact. One of the most popular of these stories is about a man named Dibble, who had a garden for growing hops used in the brewing of beer. It seems that through usage, Dibble's Hopyard became Devil's Hopyard. There are records of several farmers having hopyards in the area, but there is no mention of a landowner named Dibble. However, Dibble might have been a tenant. Another tale focuses on the potholes near the falls, which are some of the finest examples of pothole stone formations in this section of the country. Perfectly cylindrical, they range from inches to several feet in diameter and depth. These potholes were formed by stones moved downstream by the current and trapped in an eddy where the stone was spun around and around, wearing a depression in the rock. When the rock wore itself down, another would catch in the same hole and enlarge it. We know this now, but to the early settlers the potholes were a great mystery that they tried to explain with references to the supernatural. They thought that the Devil has passed by the falls, accidentally getting his tail wet. This made him so mad he burned holes in the stones with his hooves as he bounded away.

Services,Activities,Amenities,Attractions in (Devil's Hopyard State Park): Bicycling, hiking, bird watching, picnicking, and stream fishing are all possible activities at Devil's Hopyard State Park.

Contact Information:
Address:Devil's Hopyard State Park, 366 Hopyard Road , East Haddam, Connecticut, 06423
Phone No:(860) 873-8566

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Copper Beech Inn 306.4910.1
Motel 6 New London 49.9910.5
Niantic Motel 68.3910.5
Sleep Inn & Suites 69.9910.5
Sleep Inn And Suites 59.9910.5
Americas Best Value Inn 59.9910.6
Hilltop Innniantic 72.0010.7
Comfort Inn Old Saybrook 79.9910.9
Oakdell Motel 131.0011.1
Liberty Inn 69.0011.3
Rodeway Inn Waterford 55.9911.6
Holiday Inn Norwich 113.9511.7
Rocky Neck Inn & Suites 59.9912.1
Hyatt Place Uncasville 125.0012.3
Best Western Cristata Inn 80.9912.4
Knights Inn Old Saybrook 59.4912.4
Microtel I And S Uncasville 71.9912.4
Microtel I And S Uncasville 76.4912.4
Mohegan Sun 219.0012.7
Comfort Suites Norwich 85.0012.8
The Spa At Norwich Inn 175.0012.9
Courtyard Marriott Norwich 138.8213.2
Deacon Timothy Pratt B And B 0.0013.2
Rosemont Suites 89.0013.2
Saybrook Point Inn And Spa 224.1013.3
Red Carpet Inn Suites New Lo 53.1013.4
Days Inn Old Saybrook Ct 47.2013.5
Super 8 Old Saybrook Ct 47.2013.5
Holiday Inn New London 103.2013.6
Springhill Stes Marriott Water 110.0013.6
Springhill Suites By Marriott 129.4113.6
Econo Lodge Inn And Suites Ol 66.4913.7
Red Roof Mystic New London 57.9913.8
Waters Edge Resort And Spa 225.0014.3
The Lighthouse Inn Resort 0.0014.9
Radisson Hotel New London 99.0015.0
Best Western Olympic Inn 98.0015.6
Super8 Groton Foxwoods Mohegan 44.9915.8
Super 8 Motel Groton Foxwood 39.9915.9
Groton Inn And Suites 79.0016.0
Quality Inn Groton 49.9516.0
A Victorian Village Inn 84.7116.1
Days Inn And Suites Groton Moh 51.8416.1
Hilton Garden Inn Mystic Groto 89.2616.1
Knights Inn Groton Mystic Area 39.9816.1
Ramada Groton 47.9916.1
Windsor Motel Groton 0.0016.3
Flagship Inn And Suites 44.0016.5
Hampton Inn Groton Ct 89.0016.5
Econo Lodge Inn And Suites 59.9916.7
Inn At Middletown 159.0016.9
Howard Johnson Express 64.9517.2
Passport Inn And Suites Middle 57.0017.2
Marriott Mystic Hotel And Spa 199.0017.9
Wesley Inn & Suites 63.0018.7
Americas Best Value Inn 51.0019.6
Best Western Regent Inn 87.5019.6
Great Cedar Hotel 152.1019.7
Grand Pequot Tower 89.1019.8
Madison Beach Hotel 159.0019.8
Grand Pequot Tower 89.1020.0
Two Trees Inn 112.0020.0
Mgm Grand Foxwoods 134.1020.1
Crowne Plaza Hartford Cromwell 126.0020.5
Americinn Griswold 93.2420.6
Comfort Inn Cromwell 89.9920.7
Marriott Rocky Hill Hartford 118.8220.8
Comfort Inn Guilford 159.9520.9
Days Inn Mystic 43.9620.9
Econo Lodge Mystic 49.9520.9
Hampton Inn And Suites Mystic 84.1520.9
Holiday Inn Express Mystic 94.1020.9
Howard Johnson Inn Mystic 79.0020.9
Hyatt Place Mystic 99.0020.9
Ramada Mystic 47.2020.9
Residence Inn By Marriott Mystic Groton 129.4120.9
Residence Inn Marriott Mystic 110.0020.9
Super 8 Cromwell Middletown 50.9020.9
Comfort Inn Mystic 79.9521.0
Courtyard Marriott Cromwell 129.0021.0
Tower Inn And Suites 69.9521.0
Hilton Mystic At The Aquarium 73.5021.2
Howard Johnson Exp Rocky Hill 60.0021.3
Residence Inn Marriott Rky Hil 109.9521.3
Hampton Inn Rocky Hill 75.6521.4
Inn At Mystic 130.0021.5
Super 8 Hartford South Rocky 55.9921.5
Comfort Inn Wethersfield 99.0021.7
Motel 6 Hartfordwethersfield 45.9921.8
Passport Inn And Suites Chapli 56.9921.8
Four Points Meriden 90.0022.1
Candlewood Suites Meriden 55.0022.2
Homewood Suites Hartford South 160.6522.2
Hilton Garden Inn Glastonbury 170.0022.3
Hilton Garden Inn Hartford South/glastonbury 125.2322.3
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Courtyard Marriott Wallingford 119.0022.4
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Hampton Inn Meridenwallingfrd 67.1222.4
Homewood Suites By Hilton 118.1522.4
Innplace Suites 89.0022.4
Comfort Inn And Suites 69.0022.6
Manchester Inn 49.0022.7
Bellissimo Grande Hotel Suites 79.0022.8
Best Western New England Inn 88.9423.1
Days Inn Berlin Ct 52.0023.1
Hilltop Inn And Suites 68.0323.2
Nathan Hale Inn Conf Ctr 149.0023.2
Clarion Suites Inn Manchester 109.9923.3
Holiday Inn Exp Stes Meriden 79.0023.3
Quality Inn And Suites 75.0023.3
Red Carpet Inn And Suites Meri 59.9923.3
Grantmoore Motor Lodge 0.0023.6
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Holiday Inn Ex Ste Conv Ctr 94.0024.3
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Marriott Execustay Aspen Woods 0.0024.8
Baymont Inn And Suites Manches 92.6524.9
Baymont Inn And Suites Manchester 92.5924.9
Comfort Inn And Suites East Ha 99.9924.9
Econo Lodge East Hartford 52.9924.9
Holiday Inn East Hartford 88.0024.9
Americas Best Value Inn 59.9625.0
Extendedstay Manchester 74.9425.0
Seabreeze Inn 45.8925.0
Cedar Park Whirlpool Suites 79.0025.1
Fairfield Inn N Stes Marriott 99.9425.1
Americas Best Value Inn 52.6925.2
Baymont I S Branford New Haven 71.4025.2
Courtyard Marriott Manchester 89.0025.2
Residence Inn Marriott Manches 170.5025.2
Rodeway Inn Branford 69.9925.2
Comfort Inn Vernon 89.9525.5
Hampton Inn Suites Manchester 84.6025.5
Holiday Inn Express Vernon 92.0025.5
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Quality Inn Plainfield 73.0125.6
Holiday Inn Exp Ste Plainfield 67.0025.7
Days Inn & Conference Center Branford 55.9926.0
Days Inn And Conference Center 71.9926.0
Hampton Stes East Hartford 97.7626.0
Sheraton Hartford Hotel 89.0026.1
La Quinta Is Stonington 75.0026.2
Marriott Hartford Downtown 189.0026.2
La Quinta Inn & Suites New Britain/hartford South 55.0026.3
La Quinta Innstes New Britain 65.0026.3
Motel 6 New Haven Branford 49.9926.4
Holiday Inn Express Branford 102.0026.5
Marriott Execustay Trumbull 0.0026.5
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Crowne Plaza Downtown 104.0026.6
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Oakwood At Hartford 21 120.0026.6
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Homewood Suites Hartford 116.1026.7
Holiday Inn Express Downtown 85.0026.8
Holiday Inn I 91 124.0026.9
Motel 6 59.9527.0
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NOAA's National Weather Service Forecast by 24 Hour Period
 Point Forecast:
Last Update: 2012-02-10T20:37:07Z
Forecast at a Glance
Friday (AM)
Snow Likely
Snow Likely
Lo 29°F
Hi 46°F
Saturday (AM)
Snow
Snow
Lo 17°F
Hi 34°F
Sunday (AM)
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Slight Chance Snow Showers
Lo 10°F
Hi 26°F
Monday (AM)
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Lo 25°F
Hi 35°F
Tuesday (AM)
Slight Chance Rain/Snow
Slight Chance Rain/Snow
Lo 29°F
Hi 44°F
Wednesday (AM)
Partly Sunny
Partly Sunny
Lo 29°F
Hi 45°F

Current weather conditions at nearest station
Location Weather Update Time Temp Humidity(%) Other
Chester, CT Light Drizzle May 23 2011, 12:55 am EDT 52.0 F 94% 10.7 Miles Wind: 4
Wind Chill: 51 F (11 C)
8461490 - New London, CT May 22 2011, 4:18 pm EST 54.9 F NA 15.5 Miles Wind: 8.94
Wind Chill: 52 F (11 C)
Groton / New London Airport, CT Overcast May 23 2011, 12:56 am EDT 52.0 F 86% 18.1 Miles Wind: 10
Wind Chill: 48 F (9 C)
Willimantic, Windham Airport, CT Overcast May 23 2011, 12:52 am EDT 52.0 F 86% 20.7 Miles Wind: 6
Wind Chill: 50 F (10 C)
Hartford-Brainard Airport, CT Overcast May 23 2011, 12:53 am EDT 54.0 F 83% 23.8 Miles Wind: 5
Wind Chill: 53 F (12 C)
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport, CT Light Rain May 23 2011, 12:53 am EDT 52.0 F 89% 25.5 Miles Wind: 3
Wind Chill:
Westerly State Airport, RI Fog/Mist May 23 2011, 12:53 am EDT 51.0 F 92% 29.3 Miles Wind: 7
Wind Chill: 48 F (9 C)
New Haven/Tweed, CT Light Rain May 23 2011, 12:53 am EDT 53.0 F 89% 31.1 Miles Wind: 5
Wind Chill: 51 F (11 C)
8465705 - New Haven, CT May 22 2011, 4:18 pm EST 57.6 F NA 32.3 Miles Wind: 6.02
Wind Chill: 56 F (13 C)
East Hampton Airport, NY Partly Cloudy May 22 2011, 4:54 pm EDT 55.0 F 88% 34.6 Miles Wind: 5
Wind Chill: 54 F (12 C)