Fern Ledge
Fern Ledge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 72 m. Long Hill stands 154 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Mares Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Essex Land Trust
How to reach it
- 14.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 28.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mares Hill: 0.6 mi
- Toby Hill: 1.4 mi
- Ingham Hill: 1.6 mi
- Viney Hill: 1.7 mi
- Orchard Hill: 2.2 mi
- Timberlane Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Ingham Hill Road (Geron): 0.8 mi
- Johnson Farm Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Pond Meadow: 1.1 mi
- Platt Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 0.7 mi
- In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 3.1 mi
- Westbrook Honor Roll: 3.1 mi
- Westbrook: 3.1 mi
- Clinton Police Department Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Comstock Park: 1.1 mi
- Park Triangle: 1.4 mi
- Viney Hill Brook Park: 1.8 mi
- Crystal Lake Town Park: 2.4 mi
- Essex Tennis Courts: 2.7 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 1.8 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 2.1 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 3.0 mi
- Westbrook Historical Society Building: 3.1 mi
- Middle Beach: 3.6 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 3.6 mi
- Stannard Beach: 3.6 mi
- Chapman Beach: 3.7 mi
- Chalker Beach: 3.8 mi
- Cascade: 7.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 9.0 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 9.1 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 9.5 mi
- Stone Table: 2.0 mi
- Historic Ferry: 6.2 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 6.6 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 7.6 mi
- tri-town marker: 9.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 9.7 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 5.2 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.4 mi
- James Madison: 9.4 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 13.1 mi
- snake: 13.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 4.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 6.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 15.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
- Powder House: 16.4 mi
- Skate Hut: 16.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Old Spring: 24.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 6.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Fern Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill | NNW 335° | 154 m | 8.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 331° | 140 m | 8.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 330° | 138 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Archer | NE 38° | 136 m | 6.4 mi |
| Wig Hill | NNW 333° | 128 m | 5.8 mi |
| Tower Hill | WNW 293° | 126 m | 4.8 mi |
| Nickerson Hill | NE 50° | 123 m | 7.3 mi |
| Buell Hill | WNW 282° | 119 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1211314122
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