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Bride Brook Wildlife Sanctuary

Bride Brook Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Bride Brook Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northeast, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bride Brook Historical Plaque, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 11 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
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Coordinates41.31768, -72.24294

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Amon Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Mount Ararat: 1.6 mi
  • Baptist Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Caesar: 2.4 mi
  • Green Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Four Mile River Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
  • Gorton Pond Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
  • Dodge Pond Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
  • McCook Point Park: 2.4 mi
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 2.5 mi
Beaches
Museums
Waterfalls: 32
  • Silver Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Cascade: 11.8 mi
  • Cascade: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 31
  • The Whale: 8.2 mi
  • turtle rock: 8.6 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.8 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 9.3 mi
  • Stone Table: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 22
  • West Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Rock Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 6.8 mi
  • East Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.9 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Bride Brook Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ridge HillNNE 19°134 m8.1 mi
Walnut HillN 360°131 m8.2 mi
Grassy HillNNW 342°129 m6.1 mi
Nickerson HillNW 322°123 m7.1 mi
Morgan HillNNE 21°120 m6.9 mi
Polly HillNNE 22°117 m6.5 mi
Honey HillNW 310°114 m8.2 mi
Brown HillNW 320°112 m6.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1719:4520:26
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1215:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1210438169

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