Gales Ferry Launching Ramp
Gales Ferry Launching Ramp is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Decatur Trail Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 13 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 18.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Decatur Trail Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Cranberry Pond Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Norman Drive Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Terry Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Sherwood Forest Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Donahue Property: 0.4 mi
- Erickson Park: 1.1 mi
- Christy Hill Field: 1.6 mi
- Judge Crandall Field: 2.0 mi
- Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
- Allyn Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Bartlett Hill: 1.1 mi
- Maynard Hill: 1.3 mi
- Haughton Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Guns: 4.1 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial: 4.2 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 4.7 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 4.7 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 2.1 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 3.0 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 3.0 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 3.0 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 3.0 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 6.4 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 6.9 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 7.0 mi
- Groton Beach: 7.3 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 7.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 2.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 2.3 mi
- The Whale: 5.3 mi
- turtle rock: 9.8 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 10.0 mi
- Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.6 mi
- Yantic Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Sparky: 1.2 mi
- River Blue: 4.2 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 5.0 mi
- Muffler Man: 6.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 6.5 mi
- Sprout Garden: 3.5 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 3.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Walk: 3.7 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 3.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.8 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.3 mi
- Crow Head: 22.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 23.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 23.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 15.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 15.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 15.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 15.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 17.3 mi
- Skate Hut: 5.5 mi
- Powder House: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.7 mi
- Old Spring: 5.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.2 miles of Gales Ferry Launching Ramp. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | WNW 295° | 182 m | 6.2 mi |
| Raymond Hill | NW 315° | 170 m | 6.2 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | WNW 299° | 162 m | 5.1 mi |
| Sharp Hill | WNW 296° | 149 m | 3.3 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NW 313° | 137 m | 2.4 mi |
| Comstock Hill | NW 326° | 137 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 268° | 134 m | 5.1 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 69° | 120 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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