Nature reserve · Connecticut
Mica Ledges
Mica Ledges is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 149 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the north-northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Pisgah Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Middlesex Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.43829, -72.67671
- 25.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 27.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mount Pisgah Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Gulielmetti Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Rockland Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Durham Rod And Gun Club: 1.1 mi
- Braemore Preserve: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Mount Pisgah: 0.6 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.0 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 2.2 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.6 mi
- Pistapaug Mountain: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Durham War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 3.3 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 5.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.0 mi
Parks
- Durham Town Green: 2.2 mi
- Allyn Brook Park: 2.6 mi
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 2.9 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 3.4 mi
- Guida Farms Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
Museums
- Durham Historical Society: 2.3 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 6.7 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 7.2 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 7.3 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 7.3 mi
Gardens
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 4.6 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 8.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 60
- Lake Beseck Beach: 6.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 11.7 mi
- Circle Beach: 11.9 mi
- East Rive Beach: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Stair Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 6.2 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 6.2 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 6.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 49
- snake: 2.2 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 8.3 mi
- First Tear: 8.4 mi
- James Madison: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 45
- Selectmen's Stones: 0.3 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 2.3 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 3.3 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.5 mi
- Bear Cave: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Bluff Head: 2.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 2.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 13.3 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 11.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 23.2 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 14.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Mica Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | NNW 337° | 272 m | 8.5 mi |
| Trimountain | WNW 295° | 232 m | 3.4 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | W 275° | 230 m | 3.3 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NW 325° | 219 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | W 262° | 210 m | 3.2 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNW 335° | 207 m | 7.9 mi |
| Goose Hill | E 87° | 201 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 37° | 199 m | 7.3 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/837192212
Day trips start here
- Essex · 16 mi
- Old Saybrook · 18 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 20 mi
- Old Lyme · 21 mi
- East Lyme · 24 mi
- Montville · 27 mi
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