Nature reserve · Connecticut
Sassafras Lane
Sassafras Lane is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 60 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
Private, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Clinton Land Conservation Trust, Inc.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.31104, -72.55031
- 16.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 28.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sassafras Lane: 0.3 mi
- Kenilworth Forest: 0.4 mi
- Silver Birch Lane: 0.5 mi
- Deane Haag Property: 0.5 mi
- Country Village Lane: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Cow Hill: 0.3 mi
- Spencer Hill: 1.0 mi
- Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 1.8 mi
- Roast Meat Hill: 2.3 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Indian River Recreation Complex: 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 2.6 mi
- Salt Meadow Park: 2.7 mi
- Liberty Green: 2.9 mi
- Lafayette Green: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Town Campus Playground: 1.7 mi
- The Rettich Farm Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Veteran's Walk Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 2.6 mi
- Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Memorial: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Stanton House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 2.9 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 3.1 mi
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 3.4 mi
Beaches
- Clinton Town Beach: 3.4 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 3.7 mi
- Clinton Beach: 4.1 mi
- Grove Beach: 4.4 mi
- West Beach: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 48
- Native Plant Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Nineveh Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cascade: 8.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascade: 10.6 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 30
- Lavender Pond Farm: 4.0 mi
- Stone Table: 5.2 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 8.6 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.1 mi
- Historic Ferry: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 19
- Totem Pole: 3.2 mi
- James Madison: 3.5 mi
- snake: 9.2 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 10.4 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Pine Ledge: 7.0 mi
- Chimney Corner: 9.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.8 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Powder House: 22.6 mi
- Skate Hut: 22.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 13.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Sassafras Lane. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 355° | 201 m | 9.2 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NW 307° | 167 m | 9.7 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | WNW 295° | 156 m | 10.4 mi |
| Long Hill | NNE 14° | 154 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 334° | 153 m | 9.2 mi |
| West Sugarloaf | WNW 295° | 145 m | 10.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 14° | 140 m | 8.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 20° | 138 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43436784
Day trips start here
- Essex · 9 mi
- Old Saybrook · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 13 mi
- East Lyme · 17 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- Waterford · 21 mi
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