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Great Island Marshes

Great Island Marshes from directly overhead

Great Island Marshes is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Mount Archer stands 136 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Poverty Island Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 9.4 miles off.

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Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.28303, -72.32765

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Johnnycake Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Ferry Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Obed Heights: 3.4 mi
  • Quarry Hill: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Bride Brook Historical Plaque: 5.0 mi
  • Suellen Kozy McCuin: 5.7 mi
  • Westbrook Honor Roll: 6.3 mi
  • Westbrook: 6.3 mi
Museums
Attractions: 30
  • Stone Table: 8.4 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 9.7 mi
  • Slaves Burying Ground: 10.6 mi
  • Parking: 10.6 mi
  • tri-town marker: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Silver Falls: 10.6 mi
  • Cascade: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade: 12.6 mi
  • Cascade: 12.6 mi
  • Cascade: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 22
  • Memorial Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 11.2 mi
  • West Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 11.2 mi
  • East Garden: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Great Island Marshes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ArcherN 349°136 m8.5 mi
Grassy HillNNE 17°129 m8.5 mi
Nickerson HillN 0°123 m8.0 mi
Honey HillNNW 346°114 m8.0 mi
Brown HillN 3°112 m7.2 mi
Bushy HillWNW 302°105 m8.7 mi
Pond HillNE 37°103 m7.3 mi
Millstone HillNNW 332°101 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1215:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43439382

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