Rattling Valley Ridge Preserve
Rattling Valley Ridge Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattling Valley Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Deep River Land Trust
How to reach it
- 17.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 26.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattling Valley Hill: 0.1 mi
- Fountain Hill: 0.5 mi
- Book Hill: 1.1 mi
- Kelsey Hill: 1.4 mi
- Millstone Hill: 1.4 mi
- Florence Bidwell Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Evelyn & Hawthorne Smyth Sanctuary: 0.2 mi
- Pendleton-Grossman Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Deep River Marina Conservation Easement: 0.5 mi
- Union Street Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Devitt Field: 0.5 mi
- North Quarter Park: 1.9 mi
- Hubbard Field: 2.1 mi
- Essex Tennis Courts: 2.3 mi
- Plattwood Park: 2.3 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 2.1 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 2.2 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 2.3 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Gillette Castle: 2.9 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 3.8 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 3.9 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 5.0 mi
- The Eagle: 5.0 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Middle Beach: 7.1 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 7.1 mi
- Stannard Beach: 7.1 mi
- Chapman Beach: 7.2 mi
- Chalker Beach: 7.2 mi
- Cascade: 4.3 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 5.0 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cascade: 6.0 mi
- Historic Ferry: 2.7 mi
- Stone Table: 3.0 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 4.5 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 6.6 mi
- tri-town marker: 7.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Gingers Garden: 8.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.9 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 7.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.2 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 11.0 mi
- James Madison: 11.6 mi
- snake: 13.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.0 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 3.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 17.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 7.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 15.9 mi
- Powder House: 16.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.2 mi
- Old Spring: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Rattling Valley Ridge Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNE 31° | 179 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 3° | 167 m | 5.6 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 316° | 154 m | 6.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 310° | 140 m | 5.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 302° | 138 m | 4.7 mi |
| Mount Archer | ENE 65° | 136 m | 3.7 mi |
| Dolbia Hill | NE 43° | 134 m | 7.8 mi |
| Grassy Hill | E 79° | 129 m | 7.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1211609777
Day trips start here
- Essex · 3 mi
- Old Saybrook · 6 mi
- Old Lyme · 8 mi
- East Lyme · 10 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 14 mi
- Montville · 15 mi
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