Nature reserve · Connecticut
Quinebaug River Boat Launch
Quinebaug River Boat Launch is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Alworth Hill stands 225 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.4 miles off.
What to expect
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- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
Coordinates41.65031, -71.96983
- 0.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 4.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 2.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Ross Hill Park Family Campground: 2.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Route 169): 2.5 mi
- Burnham Tavern Grounds: 2.6 mi
- Arthur and Dorothy Kinne Preserve: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Campbell Ball Field: 1.0 mi
- Jewett City Little League Complex: 3.0 mi
- David Hale Fanning Park: 3.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Lions Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Ross Hill: 2.4 mi
- Modock Hill: 2.5 mi
- Spy Rock: 2.6 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 3.6 mi
- Taylor Hill: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 3.3 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- John Bishop House: 4.1 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 6.8 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 9.5 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Miantonomo: 8.1 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.6 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.6 mi
- plaque: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 35
- Promised Day: 10.2 mi
- Nevertheless: 10.3 mi
- Muffler Man: 10.9 mi
- River Blue: 12.6 mi
- Manny: 13.0 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Little Muk Falls: 7.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 24
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 2.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 4.0 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 5.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 23
- Moosup Pond Beach: 7.7 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 20.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 21.1 mi
- Wescott Beach: 21.6 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 18
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 9.5 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 13.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 13.2 mi
- fern and rock garden: 17.5 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 12.2 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Little Beach: 21.5 mi
- Big Beach: 21.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.9 mi
- Powder House: 22.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 24.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 24.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 13.1 mi
- Old Spring: 15.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 16.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Quinebaug River Boat Launch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alworth Hill | NNW 347° | 225 m | 10.0 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NNW 334° | 221 m | 10.3 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NW 325° | 220 m | 8.7 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | ENE 78° | 204 m | 6.4 mi |
| Parish Hill | NW 313° | 200 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bare Hill | E 97° | 193 m | 5.8 mi |
| Cherry Hill | NNW 344° | 189 m | 9.7 mi |
| Gibson Hill | ENE 62° | 189 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Norwich · 9 mi
- Preston · 11 mi
- Willimantic · 14 mi
- Ledyard · 15 mi
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