- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 11.4 miles
- Escoheag Hill168 m · 9.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A1.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:25local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4725, -71.8080
Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 45 m. Escoheag Hill stands 168 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Green Falls River Glen Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 1.3 miles off.
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- United States of America
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Great Thicket National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escoheag Hill | N 11° | 168 m | 9.4 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | WNW 284° | 163 m | 6.9 mi |
| Penny Hill | NNE 16° | 159 m | 11.2 mi |
| Chapman Hill | WNW 298° | 158 m | 3.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | NE 54° | 158 m | 11.4 mi |
| Stone Hill | NNW 337° | 157 m | 10.8 mi |
| Barns Hill | WNW 285° | 155 m | 5.9 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NW 318° | 153 m | 2.8 mi |
- 1.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 8.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 11.8 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
- 13.1 mi off the Ministerial Road
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Green Falls River Glen Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Anna Coit Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Puttker Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Jones Family Farm Tract: 1.2 mi
- Gurnee Tract: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Champlin Hill: 1.8 mi
- Maxon Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pendleton Hill: 2.8 mi
- Brightman Hill: 2.9 mi
- Diamond Hill: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 3.6 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 3.8 mi
- Babcock-Smith House Museum: 7.0 mi
- Cellar Hole: 7.1 mi
- General Stanton Monument: 9.5 mi
Museums: 60
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 3.7 mi
- Westerly Armory: 6.3 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 8.0 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 8.2 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 9.7 mi
Parks
- Crandall Field: 3.7 mi
- Wyassup Lake Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
- North Stonington Village Green: 4.4 mi
- North Stonington Town Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
- Depot Square Park: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 47
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 8.5 mi
- Ninigret Beach: 10.6 mi
- Sam Ferrenti East Beach Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- Sam Ferretti Blue Shutters Town Beach: 10.8 mi
- East Beach: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 24
- Stone Turtle: 7.5 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 8.6 mi
- Penguin: 10.1 mi
- Giant Troll Greta Granit: 10.3 mi
- Giant Gnome: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 21
- This Old House Westerly House: 9.9 mi
- Hellcat Propeller: 10.2 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 10.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 11.0 mi
- Watch Hill Carousel: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Stepstone Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade: 13.5 mi
- Cascade: 13.8 mi
- Yantic Falls: 15.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.8 mi
Gardens: 16
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 6.5 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 14.4 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 14.4 mi
- Heber W. Youngken Medicinal Garden: 14.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Pavilion: 10.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 10.4 mi
- Big Beach: 17.3 mi
- Little Beach: 17.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 18.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 11.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 11.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 11.9 mi
- Beavertail Light: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 9.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
Springs: 4
- Old Spring: 10.0 mi
- Factory Pond: 12.2 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 20.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.3 mi
- Lion Head: 21.6 mi
- Clay Head: 22.0 mi
- Rams Head: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:43 | 20:25 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 8 mi away.
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