Lord Island
Lord Island is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Island, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 25.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Island: 0.2 mi
- Parkers Point: 0.4 mi
- Clarke Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Haddam–Chester Line Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Duncan Preseve: 1.7 mi
- Poplar Hill: 1.1 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.3 mi
- Story Hill: 1.8 mi
- Landing Hill: 2.2 mi
- Ruth Hill: 2.5 mi
- Eagle Landing State Park: 1.2 mi
- North Quarter Park: 2.2 mi
- Salmon River Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
- Devitt Field: 4.0 mi
- Great Hill Park: 4.1 mi
- Gillette Castle: 1.5 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 1.5 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 2.3 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 4.6 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 5.6 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 1.7 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 4.4 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 6.0 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 6.1 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 6.1 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 10.8 mi
- Middle Beach: 10.9 mi
- Stannard Beach: 10.9 mi
- Chapman Beach: 11.1 mi
- Chalker Beach: 11.1 mi
- Cascade: 0.5 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 1.3 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 1.6 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 1.7 mi
- Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Gingers Garden: 4.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 11.1 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 11.1 mi
- Historic Ferry: 1.4 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 5.0 mi
- Mill Turbine: 5.4 mi
- Stone Table: 6.1 mi
- Devil's Oven: 6.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.9 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 11.6 mi
- snake: 11.8 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 11.8 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 13.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 3.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 5.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 3.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.1 mi
- Skate Hut: 18.1 mi
- Powder House: 18.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.8 mi
- Old Spring: 24.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 13.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Lord Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | W 275° | 201 m | 6.0 mi |
| Tater Hill | ENE 70° | 179 m | 4.9 mi |
| Long Hill | NE 48° | 175 m | 8.0 mi |
| Bald Hill | NE 42° | 167 m | 2.5 mi |
| Hog Hill | NNW 329° | 164 m | 8.4 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 284° | 154 m | 3.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 269° | 140 m | 3.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WSW 243° | 138 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 20 mi away.
- wineberry16 obs
- azure bluet15 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper14 obs
- Painted Turtle13 obs
- red columbine13 obs
- Christmas fern13 obs
- mountain laurel12 obs
- Spotted Turtle12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/22692764
Day trips start here
- Essex · 6 mi
- Old Saybrook · 10 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Old Lyme · 11 mi
- East Lyme · 13 mi
- Montville · 15 mi
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