Nature reserve · Connecticut
Little River Water Access
Little River Water Access is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 59 m. Clark Hill stands 235 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hanover Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.1 miles off.
What to expect
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- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
Coordinates41.65554, -72.05632
- 3.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 8.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 3.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hanover Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Sarah A. and John F. Pappenheimer Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Devotion Woods: 2.0 mi
- Waldo Farm: 2.3 mi
- Sprague Rod and Gun Club: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Woodchuck Hill: 1.5 mi
- Colegrove Hill: 2.4 mi
- Pautipaug Hill: 3.0 mi
- Modock Hill: 3.7 mi
- Pleasure Hill: 3.8 mi
Museums
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 2.3 mi
- John Bishop House: 4.1 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 5.3 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 7.6 mi
Parks
- Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 2.5 mi
- River Park: 3.0 mi
- Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 3.1 mi
- Campbell Ball Field: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- plaque: 4.3 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Miantonomo: 7.3 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 8.7 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Little Muk Falls: 2.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 4.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 4.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 4.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 4.3 mi
Artworks: 35
- Windy: 8.7 mi
- Manny: 8.7 mi
- Swifty: 8.8 mi
- Willy: 8.8 mi
- Promised Day: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 30
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 3.0 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 4.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 4.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 5.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 27
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 8.8 mi
- Mary's Garden: 8.9 mi
- fern and rock garden: 13.1 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 14.3 mi
Beaches: 24
- Moosup Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 18.7 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 20.9 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 21.8 mi
- Williams Beach: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 10.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 12.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 12.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bara-Hack: 15.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 9.0 mi
- Old Spring: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 21.1 mi
- Powder House: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Little River Water Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Hill | NNW 344° | 235 m | 8.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNW 346° | 232 m | 9.3 mi |
| Hampton Hill | N 359° | 221 m | 8.9 mi |
| Shaw Hill | N 355° | 220 m | 6.7 mi |
| Gates Hill | WNW 283° | 204 m | 8.4 mi |
| Parish Hill | NNW 337° | 200 m | 6.7 mi |
| Cherry Hill | N 11° | 189 m | 9.1 mi |
| Westminster Hill | NNE 24° | 187 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/952454656
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 3 mi
- Norwich · 7 mi
- Griswold · 9 mi
- Willimantic · 9 mi
- Preston · 11 mi
- Montville · 14 mi
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