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Ross Marsh Wildlife Area

Ross Marsh Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Ross Marsh Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cucumber Hill, a peak 2.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 5.3 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
State of Connecticut
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.78042, -71.79746

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Thoman Land and Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
  • Ross Pond Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
  • Quinebaug Pond Boat Launch: 4.6 mi
  • Davis Park: 4.7 mi
  • East Killingly Soccer Field: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 16.3 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 16.8 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 19.1 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 19.4 mi
  • Monsignor Cavallaro: 19.4 mi
Museums: 58
Attractions: 31
Gardens: 23
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 20.0 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Radeke Garden: 20.3 mi
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 17
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 5.8 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Woodward's Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.2 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 20.4 mi
  • Lower Heart: 20.4 mi
  • Mack's Traverse: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 15.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Little Beach: 15.9 mi
  • Big Beach: 16.1 mi
  • Site #36: 20.5 mi
  • Picnic: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Ross Marsh Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillN 11°256 m4.8 mi
Durfee HillNNE 20°244 m8.2 mi
Whites HillN 10°240 m6.8 mi
Pine HillNNE 16°235 m7.2 mi
Mount HygeiaNNE 21°224 m5.3 mi
Chestnut HillN 349°223 m6.2 mi
Chopmist HillENE 57°223 m7.8 mi
Sprague HillNNE 22°217 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2318:59
June solstice05:1319:4420:26
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/952828050

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