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Rocky Neck State Park

Rocky Neck State Park from directly overhead

Rocky Neck State Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northeast, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bride Brook Historical Plaque, a historic site 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 11 miles off.

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Coordinates41.31020, -72.24526

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Four Mile River Boat Launch: 0.6 mi
  • Cross Lane Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
  • McCook Point Park: 2.5 mi
  • Dodge Pond Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
  • Gorton Pond Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
Beaches
Peaks
  • Amon Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Mount Ararat: 1.9 mi
  • Baptist Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Mount Caesar: 2.9 mi
  • Green Hill: 3.2 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 31
  • Silver Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Cascade: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade: 12.2 mi
  • Cascade: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade: 12.5 mi
Attractions: 31
  • The Whale: 8.4 mi
  • turtle rock: 9.1 mi
  • tri-town marker: 9.3 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 9.6 mi
  • Stone Table: 11.6 mi
Gardens: 22
  • West Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Rock Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 6.9 mi
  • East Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Rocky Neck State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ridge HillNNE 18°134 m8.6 mi
Grassy HillNNW 344°129 m6.5 mi
Nickerson HillNW 325°123 m7.4 mi
Morgan HillNNE 20°120 m7.5 mi
Polly HillNNE 21°117 m7.0 mi
Honey HillNW 314°114 m8.5 mi
Brown HillNW 324°112 m6.6 mi
Konomoc HillNNE 31°112 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1719:4520:26
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, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Great Egret58 obs
  • Osprey54 obs
  • Snowy Egret50 obs
  • American Herring Gull43 obs
  • Atlantic Blue Crab36 obs
  • mountain laurel31 obs
  • Canada Goose30 obs
  • Double-crested Cormorant30 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/77303413

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