- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 7.8 miles
- Raymond Hill170 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1698.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4864, -72.0469
Poquetanuck Sedge Beds is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 3 m. Raymond Hill stands 170 m to the west, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Aljen Heights, a park 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.3 miles off.
- Operated by
- Avalonia Land Conservancy
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Poquetanuck Sedge Beds. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Hill | W 274° | 170 m | 6.8 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | E 83° | 163 m | 5.7 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | W 259° | 162 m | 7.0 mi |
| Barns Hill | E 85° | 155 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NW 307° | 153 m | 5.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 297° | 152 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bargy Ledges | WNW 290° | 151 m | 6.7 mi |
| Sharp Hill | WSW 246° | 149 m | 5.9 mi |
- 8.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 10.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 20.3 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Aljen Heights: 0.2 mi
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
- Fort Shantok Park: 1.8 mi
- Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
- Pfizer Field: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Huckleberry Hill: 0.3 mi
- Rose Hill: 1.6 mi
- Long Rock: 1.7 mi
- Avery Hill: 1.7 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Mello Drive Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Thames River Water Access: 0.6 mi
- Poquetanuck Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Colonel Ledyard Highway Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Route 2 Open Space: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 2.8 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 2.9 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 3.7 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 3.9 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 3.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.4 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 4.6 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 5.0 mi
Beaches: 47
- Austrailia Beach: 9.6 mi
- Groton Beach: 10.5 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 10.7 mi
- Williams Beach: 10.7 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 39
- River Blue: 2.2 mi
- Promised Day: 3.0 mi
- Nevertheless: 3.0 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.4 mi
- Sparky: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Yantic Falls: 4.0 mi
- Cascade: 9.2 mi
- Cascade: 9.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.3 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.7 mi
- The Whale: 9.4 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 25
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 7.9 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 8.0 mi
- Azalea Garden: 8.1 mi
- Laurel Walk: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 22.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 15.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 15.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 9.9 mi
- Powder House: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 21.5 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 5.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 21.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.
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