Ferris Salt Marsh
Ferris Salt Marsh is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Long Hill stands 154 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton Town Beach, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
- 12.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 29.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Clinton Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- The Elliot Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Liberty Lane: 1.5 mi
- Lar Fagan Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- High St,Rear: 1.7 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 0.6 mi
- Clinton Beach: 1.3 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 1.9 mi
- Grove Beach: 1.9 mi
- West Beach: 2.9 mi
- Waterside Green Park: 0.8 mi
- Lafayette Green: 1.2 mi
- Hammonasset Natural Area Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Liberty Green: 1.3 mi
- Hammonasset Beach Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
- Clinton Police Department Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.2 mi
- Lafayette's Tour: 1.3 mi
- Abraham Pierson Statue: 1.3 mi
- Charles Morgan Statue: 1.3 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 1.3 mi
- Meigs Point Nature Center: 1.5 mi
- Westbrook Historical Society Building: 4.0 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.4 mi
- Cedar Knoll: 1.9 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.9 mi
- Murdock Hill: 3.0 mi
- Cow Hill: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 7.8 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 8.4 mi
- Cascade: 10.1 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascade: 13.1 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 14.1 mi
- Stone Table: 6.8 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 7.7 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 10.4 mi
- Historic Ferry: 11.9 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 12.9 mi
- James Madison: 4.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.0 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 8.7 mi
- snake: 13.0 mi
- Big Bird: 16.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 10.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 12.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Powder House: 21.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Ferris Salt Marsh. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill | N 3° | 154 m | 12.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 2° | 140 m | 12.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 5° | 138 m | 10.9 mi |
| Wig Hill | N 9° | 128 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | N 359° | 126 m | 6.7 mi |
| Buell Hill | NNW 334° | 119 m | 7.1 mi |
| Honey Hill | NE 40° | 114 m | 12.3 mi |
| Bushy Hill | NNE 21° | 105 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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/43398232
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 7 mi
- Essex · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 12 mi
- East Lyme · 16 mi
- Waterford · 20 mi
- New London · 23 mi
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