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Neck River South

Neck River South from directly overhead

Neck River South is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Lowry Woods, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Guilford Land Conservation Trust
Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.31177, -72.63405

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Green Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Clapboard Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Prospect Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Hungry Hill: 2.9 mi
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 48
  • Nineveh Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Cascade: 4.7 mi
  • Stair Brook Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 39
Attractions: 29
  • Dinosaur Rock: 4.4 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.8 mi
  • Bear Cave: 6.2 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 6.7 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 17
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.5 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Neck River South. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNW 333°232 m11.5 mi
Fowler MountainNNW 329°230 m10.6 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNW 327°210 m9.9 mi
Goose HillNNE 21°201 m9.7 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 348°196 m9.6 mi
Totoket MountainNW 311°176 m9.1 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNNW 329°167 m6.7 mi
East SugarloafNW 311°156 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1133932425

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