Florence Bidwell Sanctuary
Florence Bidwell Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 50 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattling Valley Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Deep River Land Trust
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 26.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 29.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattling Valley Hill: 0.1 mi
- Fountain Hill: 0.6 mi
- Book Hill: 0.9 mi
- Millstone Hill: 1.3 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 1.5 mi
- Rattling Valley Ridge Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Evelyn & Hawthorne Smyth Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Pendleton-Grossman Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Deep River Marina Conservation Easement: 0.6 mi
- George C. Lyon Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Devitt Field: 0.6 mi
- Hubbard Field: 1.9 mi
- North Quarter Park: 2.1 mi
- Essex Tennis Courts: 2.1 mi
- Municipal Triangle: 2.2 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 2.2 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 2.2 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 2.2 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 2.7 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 3.7 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 3.8 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 4.9 mi
- The Eagle: 4.9 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Middle Beach: 7.1 mi
- Stannard Beach: 7.1 mi
- Chapman Beach: 7.1 mi
- Chalker Beach: 7.1 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 7.1 mi
- Cascade: 4.4 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 5.2 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 5.7 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Historic Ferry: 2.8 mi
- Stone Table: 3.1 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 4.5 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 6.8 mi
- tri-town marker: 7.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Gingers Garden: 8.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 11.0 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 7.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.4 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 10.9 mi
- James Madison: 11.7 mi
- snake: 13.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.5 mi
- Chimney Corner: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 8.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 15.8 mi
- Powder House: 15.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.0 mi
- Old Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Florence Bidwell Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNE 29° | 179 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 1° | 167 m | 5.7 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 316° | 154 m | 6.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 309° | 140 m | 6.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 302° | 138 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Archer | ENE 63° | 136 m | 3.6 mi |
| Dolbia Hill | NE 42° | 134 m | 7.8 mi |
| Grassy Hill | ENE 79° | 129 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 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, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43436760
Day trips start here
- Essex · 2 mi
- Old Saybrook · 6 mi
- Old Lyme · 7 mi
- East Lyme · 10 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 14 mi
- Waterford · 14 mi
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