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Little River Greenway

Little River Greenway from directly overhead

Little River Greenway is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Wyndham Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93581, -71.94287

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Beeches Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
  • Bull Hill Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
  • Town Commons: 1.5 mi
  • Providence Street Park: 1.8 mi
  • Dr. Robert R. Johnston Community Garden: 1.8 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks: 37
Museums: 36
Beaches: 20
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cargill Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 14.5 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Small House Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 18.2 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.5 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 9.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Little River Greenway. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillWNW 289°283 m4.2 mi
Joe Margy HillWNW 292°281 m4.9 mi
Aplin HillWNW 288°276 m5.0 mi
Bungee HillWNW 287°269 m5.9 mi
Bradford HillWNW 292°267 m5.5 mi
Thunder HillWNW 285°265 m4.5 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillWSW 255°265 m5.0 mi
Ragged HillWSW 243°265 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/948585752

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