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Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary

Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary from directly overhead

Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.9 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Greenwich Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.02586, -73.64203

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Greenwich Municipal Center Historic District: 0.6 mi
  • Pemberwick Park: 0.7 mi
  • Pemberwick Park: 0.8 mi
  • Greenwich Avenue Historic District: 0.9 mi
  • Havemeyer Fields: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Artworks
Attractions
  • Bush-Lyon Homestead: 1.6 mi
  • Darien Arts Center: 8.7 mi
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 9.0 mi
  • House Of Sports: 10.9 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 11.0 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • South Lake Walk: 2.6 mi
  • East Woodland Walk: 2.7 mi
  • West Woodland Walk: 2.8 mi
  • Water Lily Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Grass Garden: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Picnic sites: 24
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
  • The Meadow: 8.5 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 12.8 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 12.9 mi
  • Excelsior Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Raven's Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Northwest Bluff: 10.3 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.7 mi
  • Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.2 mi
  • Cooper Bluff: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Farms Falls: 7.0 mi
  • The Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Cascade: 18.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Cascade: 19.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.7 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
  • Vince Lombardi Service Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 17.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongN 359°229 m13.9 mi
Guard HillNNW 346°226 m12.8 mi
Chappaqua HillNNW 327°219 m12.0 mi
Sarles HillNW 318°216 m11.4 mi
Hook MountainWNW 295°214 m15.8 mi
McKesson HillNNW 329°213 m12.8 mi
Buttermilk HillWNW 304°211 m10.6 mi
Mount NeboW 276°208 m14.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3119:07
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4616:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239506069747265544435
Precip in3.22.54.14.23.94.34.14.44.94.33.64.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398821

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