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Ravenswood Tract

Ravenswood Tract from directly overhead

Ravenswood Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Southeast Of Brainard Road), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 10 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
East Lyme Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.30715, -72.22663

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Historic sites
  • Bride Brook Historical Plaque: 1.1 mi
  • East Lyme Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Columbo Statue: 7.2 mi
  • South Battery: 7.3 mi
Parks
  • Four Mile River Boat Launch: 1.3 mi
  • McCook Point Park: 1.7 mi
  • Dodge Pond Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 1.9 mi
  • Nickerson Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
  • Mount Ararat: 1.4 mi
  • Baptist Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Amon Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Green Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Mount Caesar: 2.8 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 29
  • Silver Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade: 11.2 mi
  • Cascade: 11.4 mi
  • Cascade: 13.1 mi
  • Cascade: 13.2 mi
Attractions: 26
  • The Whale: 7.6 mi
  • turtle rock: 9.6 mi
  • tri-town marker: 9.8 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 10.4 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Rock Garden: 5.9 mi
  • West Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 5.9 mi
  • East Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Ravenswood Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ridge HillNNE 12°134 m8.6 mi
Walnut HillN 354°131 m9.0 mi
Grassy HillNNW 337°129 m7.0 mi
Nickerson HillNW 320°123 m8.2 mi
Morgan HillNNE 12°120 m7.4 mi
Polly HillNNE 13°117 m6.9 mi
Brown HillNW 319°112 m7.3 mi
Konomoc HillNNE 24°112 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1719:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1215:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1210438171

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