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Ram Point

Ram Point from directly overhead

Ram Point is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Wintechog Hill stands 139 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Noank Town Dock Beach, a beach 0.5 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 9.3 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Avalonia Land Conservancy
Getting there

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Coordinates41.32877, -71.97661

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Parks
  • Main Street Dock And Beach: 0.5 mi
  • Noank Park: 0.7 mi
  • Town Waterfront: 0.7 mi
  • Beebe Cove Vista: 0.8 mi
  • Beebe Cove Vista: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums: 57
Artworks: 21
  • John Kelley Statue: 1.8 mi
  • Mystic Blue: 2.5 mi
  • Mjolnir: 3.3 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 3.3 mi
  • Penguin: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 18
Waterfalls: 16
  • Cascade: 2.8 mi
  • Cascade: 2.9 mi
  • Silver Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 15.3 mi
  • Cascade: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 14
  • Sensory Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Bertholf Plaza: 7.2 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 7.3 mi
  • East Garden: 7.3 mi
  • West Garden: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Factory Pond: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Ram Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wintechog HillNNE 16°139 m9.5 mi
Church HillN 352°120 m8.9 mi
Lantern HillN 11°118 m9.3 mi
Gungywamp HillNW 321°108 m6.4 mi
Vinegar HillNNW 328°108 m7.8 mi
Jeremy HillNNE 31°101 m7.6 mi
Great HillWNW 298°99 m10.1 mi
Pumpkin HillN 359°96 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1619:4420:25
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1115:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440209

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