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Hammonasset River

Hammonasset River from directly overhead

Hammonasset River is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rettich Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 15 miles off.

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Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Clinton Land Conservation Trust, Inc.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.28230, -72.55522

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
Peaks
  • Camp Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Cedar Knoll: 1.2 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Cow Hill: 2.0 mi
Beaches
Museums
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 37
  • Nineveh Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cascade: 8.1 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade: 12.4 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.0 mi
  • Stone Table: 6.6 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 10.5 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 18
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Hammonasset River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 357°201 m11.1 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 316°167 m10.9 mi
East SugarloafNW 305°156 m11.2 mi
Long HillNNE 13°154 m11.6 mi
Bunker HillNNW 340°153 m10.9 mi
West SugarloafNW 304°145 m11.3 mi
Turkey HillNNE 13°140 m10.8 mi
Turkey HillNNE 17°138 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 17 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438594

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