Historic Ferry
Historic Ferry is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.
What to expect
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 25.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hill: 0.1 mi
- Story Hill: 1.1 mi
- Observatory Hill: 2.0 mi
- Poplar Hill: 2.1 mi
- Fountain Hill: 2.4 mi
- Gillette Castle: 0.3 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 1.5 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 2.2 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 4.5 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 5.0 mi
- Wood Preserve: 0.7 mi
- The Nature Conservancy Selden Creek (Owned): 0.8 mi
- Clarke Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Selden Landing: 1.0 mi
- Parkers Point: 1.1 mi
- North Quarter Park: 1.2 mi
- Eagle Landing State Park: 2.6 mi
- Devitt Field: 2.7 mi
- Salmon River Boat Launch: 3.8 mi
- Plattwood Park: 4.1 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 3.1 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 4.9 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 5.0 mi
- The Eagle: 5.0 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 9.7 mi
- Middle Beach: 9.7 mi
- Stannard Beach: 9.8 mi
- Chapman Beach: 9.8 mi
- Chalker Beach: 9.9 mi
- Cascade: 1.6 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 2.6 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 4.1 mi
- Stone Table: 5.1 mi
- Devil's Oven: 6.3 mi
- Mill Turbine: 6.4 mi
- tri-town marker: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Gingers Garden: 6.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 12.4 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 12.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.9 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 10.2 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 11.0 mi
- snake: 12.5 mi
- James Madison: 13.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 4.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 5.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.2 mi
- Skate Hut: 16.9 mi
- Powder House: 17.0 mi
- Old Spring: 23.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Historic Ferry. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | WNW 284° | 201 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tater Hill | NE 53° | 179 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNE 15° | 167 m | 3.1 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 296° | 154 m | 4.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 285° | 140 m | 4.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 267° | 138 m | 3.5 mi |
| Mount Archer | ESE 106° | 136 m | 4.0 mi |
| Dolbia Hill | ENE 63° | 134 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 20 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/178527453
Day trips start here
- Essex · 5 mi
- Old Saybrook · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 10 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 12 mi
- East Lyme · 12 mi
- Montville · 15 mi
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