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Long Point Ridge

Long Point Ridge from directly overhead

Long Point Ridge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 289 m. Wangum Lake Hill stands 521 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Stevens Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Winchester Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.90923, -73.09681

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 59
Attractions: 48
  • 4 towns meet: 2.7 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 5.2 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 5.2 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 7.6 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 9.1 mi
Gardens: 45
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 12.0 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 18.2 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 19.2 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 43
Cliffs: 26
  • Winsted Cliffs: 1.5 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.1 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 9.4 mi
  • The Beech: 11.2 mi
  • Space Invaders: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Hermit spring: 3.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 5.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.3 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Long Point Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wangum Lake HillWNW 297°521 m9.3 mi
Haystack MountainNW 319°510 m8.7 mi
Dutton MountainNW 313°506 m6.9 mi
Ivy MountainWSW 248°504 m7.0 mi
Brown MountainNNW 332°499 m9.5 mi
The MatterhornWNW 287°498 m8.6 mi
Dennis HillWNW 298°496 m5.9 mi
Sedgwick MountainWSW 255°495 m9.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1340656021

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