Historic site · New York
Wolf Pit Lake
Wolf Pit Lake is a historic site in New York, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Tower Hill stands 126 m to the north, 24 miles off. North Fork Trail passes 7.0 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Donated 1967 by Mr. & Mrs. Ralph W. Tuthill and Family to the Mattituck Park District.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.00326, -72.53185
- 7.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wolf Pit Lake: 0.0 mi
- Mattituck Creek Boat Launch and Park: 0.8 mi
- Marratooka Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Mill Road Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Walter P. Sabbat Park: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Oregon Marsh State Tidal Wetland: 1.1 mi
- Hallock State Park Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Scallop Pond Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Wolf Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Conscience Point National Wildlife Refuge: 7.2 mi
Beaches
- Veteran's Memorial Beach: 1.8 mi
- Fisherman Beach: 3.7 mi
- Fisherman Beach: 3.8 mi
- Iron Pier Beach: 4.5 mi
- South Jamesport Park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 58
- Firefigher of 9/11 Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Battles of Penny’s and Luce’s Landing: 5.1 mi
- Shinnecock Monument: 8.0 mi
- Trout Ponds (Ruins): 9.6 mi
- World Trade Center Memorial: 12.4 mi
Museums: 53
- Southold Indian Museum: 6.1 mi
- Southold Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
- Horton Point Lighthouse Nautical Museum: 7.2 mi
- Railroad Museum of Long Island: 9.1 mi
- Suffolk County Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
Peaks: 47
- Oregon Hills: 1.5 mi
- Mattituck Hills: 2.0 mi
- Jacobs Hill: 3.4 mi
- Shinnecock Hills: 8.7 mi
- Flanders Hill: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 11
- The Big Duck: 8.1 mi
- watchtower: 11.2 mi
- Water Mill Windmill: 11.3 mi
- Splish Splash: 11.8 mi
- boulder: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 9
- Altmans Needle & Fiber Arts: 0.8 mi
- Sweet Shoppe: 0.8 mi
- Big Bird: 7.9 mi
- F-14 Tomcat No 160902: 14.5 mi
- Shrine of Our Lady of the Island: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 8
- Rain Garden: 1.5 mi
- Eastport Roots Community Garden: 16.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 17.2 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 19.9 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Jumping-off Hill: 11.0 mi
- Ram Head: 14.2 mi
- Hedges Bank: 16.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 19.3 mi
- Acabonack Cliff: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 1.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cascade: 20.9 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wolf Pit Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill | N 2° | 126 m | 24.4 mi |
| Buell Hill | N 354° | 119 m | 24.2 mi |
| Bushy Hill | N 8° | 105 m | 24.2 mi |
| Roast Meat Hill | N 358° | 103 m | 23.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 352° | 95 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 228° | 88 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mares Hill | NNE 12° | 79 m | 23.7 mi |
| Spencer Hill | N 355° | 77 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:45 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 38 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mattituck, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9198117991
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 22 mi
- Essex · 25 mi
- Old Lyme · 25 mi
- East Lyme · 29 mi
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