Rich Island
Rich Island is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Lord Island, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 25.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lord Island: 0.2 mi
- Parkers Point: 0.6 mi
- Clarke Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Duncan Preseve: 1.4 mi
- Haddam–Chester Line Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Poplar Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.5 mi
- Landing Hill: 2.0 mi
- Story Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ruth Hill: 2.3 mi
- Eagle Landing State Park: 1.0 mi
- Salmon River Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
- North Quarter Park: 2.4 mi
- Great Hill Park: 3.9 mi
- Haddam Meadows State Park: 4.1 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 1.4 mi
- Gillette Castle: 1.7 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 2.5 mi
- Thankful Arnold House: 4.4 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 5.8 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 1.5 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 4.4 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 5.9 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 6.2 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 6.2 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 11.0 mi
- Middle Beach: 11.1 mi
- Stannard Beach: 11.1 mi
- Chapman Beach: 11.3 mi
- Chalker Beach: 11.4 mi
- Cascade: 0.5 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 1.1 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 1.4 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 1.5 mi
- Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Gingers Garden: 4.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 10.9 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 10.9 mi
- Historic Ferry: 1.7 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 5.1 mi
- Mill Turbine: 5.2 mi
- Stone Table: 6.3 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 6.3 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.9 mi
- snake: 11.8 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 11.8 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 11.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 13.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 3.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 6.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.8 mi
- Chimney Corner: 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 3.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.9 mi
- Skate Hut: 18.3 mi
- Powder House: 18.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.7 mi
- Old Spring: 24.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Rich Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | W 273° | 201 m | 5.9 mi |
| Tater Hill | ENE 72° | 179 m | 4.9 mi |
| Long Hill | NE 49° | 175 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | NE 47° | 167 m | 2.4 mi |
| Hog Hill | NNW 328° | 164 m | 8.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 335° | 160 m | 8.8 mi |
| Long Hill | W 280° | 154 m | 2.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | W 265° | 140 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 20 mi away.
- wineberry17 obs
- azure bluet16 obs
- Painted Turtle13 obs
- mountain laurel13 obs
- common mugwort13 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper13 obs
- red columbine12 obs
- Spotted Turtle12 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/22692586
Day trips start here
- Essex · 7 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Old Lyme · 11 mi
- Old Saybrook · 11 mi
- East Lyme · 13 mi
- Montville · 15 mi
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