Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitman Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Madison Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 22.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 24.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Whitman Woods: 0.2 mi
- Hercules Hill: 0.6 mi
- Squire Glen: 0.9 mi
- Gesner Hill: 1.2 mi
- Horner: 1.2 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 0.4 mi
- Bill Wheeler: 2.7 mi
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 3.6 mi
- CCC Camp: 4.2 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 5.0 mi
- Cranberry Hill: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Hill: 0.9 mi
- Race Hill: 1.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.1 mi
- Buell Hill: 3.1 mi
- Nut Plains Park: 3.7 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 3.9 mi
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
- Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- Bauer Park: 4.9 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 5.7 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 5.9 mi
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 6.1 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 6.1 mi
- East Rive Beach: 6.5 mi
- Circle Beach: 6.6 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 6.7 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 7.6 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 7.8 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 1.2 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 7.2 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 10.2 mi
- Seven Falls: 10.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 8.9 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 3.6 mi
- Bear Cave: 4.4 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 4.4 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 5.5 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 6.4 mi
- Totem Pole: 2.5 mi
- snake: 3.7 mi
- James Madison: 6.0 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 13.5 mi
- First Tear: 13.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 4.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 4.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 8.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 9.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 12.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 16.7 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Maple Ridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | NW 322° | 232 m | 8.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NW 316° | 230 m | 7.8 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NW 313° | 210 m | 7.1 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNE 33° | 201 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 342° | 196 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | N 5° | 186 m | 10.0 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | WNW 290° | 176 m | 7.2 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NW 305° | 167 m | 4.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/900200812
Day trips start here
- Essex · 13 mi
- Old Saybrook · 14 mi
- Old Lyme · 18 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- East Lyme · 21 mi
- Waterford · 25 mi
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