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Rosecliff Tract

Rosecliff Tract from directly overhead

Rosecliff Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Maynard Hill stands 174 m to the north, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Lyme Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.36330, -72.21868

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pattagansett Lake Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
  • Gorton Pond Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Field: 2.2 mi
  • Glendenning Field: 2.3 mi
  • Pine Grove Ballfield: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions: 34
  • turtle rock: 6.2 mi
  • The Whale: 6.5 mi
  • tri-town marker: 6.8 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 8.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Silver Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Cascade: 10.1 mi
  • Cascade: 10.3 mi
  • Cascade: 10.5 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 26
  • Wildflower Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 5.7 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Sprout Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Rosecliff Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Maynard HillN 350°174 m7.0 mi
Sharp HillNNE 30°149 m7.0 mi
Beckwith HillN 349°135 m6.0 mi
Ridge HillNNE 17°134 m4.7 mi
Walnut HillNNW 345°131 m5.2 mi
Grassy HillNW 309°129 m4.1 mi
Nickerson HillWNW 293°123 m6.1 mi
Morgan HillNNE 20°120 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:26
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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1210561725

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