Nature reserve · Connecticut
Thames River Water Access
Thames River Water Access is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Raymond Hill stands 170 m to the west, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Poquetanuck Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48340, -72.05810
- 8.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Poquetanuck Road Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Poquetanuck Sedge Beds: 0.6 mi
- Mello Drive Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Road Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Circle Drive Open Space: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
- Aljen Heights: 0.6 mi
- Fort Shantok Park: 1.2 mi
- Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
- Trading Cove Association: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Huckleberry Hill: 0.9 mi
- Long Rock: 1.2 mi
- Crow Hill: 1.4 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 1.5 mi
- Avery Hill: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 2.2 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 2.3 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 3.7 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 3.9 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 2.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.6 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 4.9 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 49
- Austrailia Beach: 9.7 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 10.3 mi
- Groton Beach: 10.3 mi
- Williams Beach: 10.8 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 39
- River Blue: 1.7 mi
- Promised Day: 3.0 mi
- Nevertheless: 3.0 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.2 mi
- Sparky: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Yantic Falls: 3.9 mi
- Cascade: 9.1 mi
- Cascade: 9.2 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 27
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.1 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.1 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.9 mi
- The Whale: 9.1 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 25
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Sprout Garden: 7.5 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 7.6 mi
- Azalea Garden: 7.7 mi
- Laurel Walk: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 16.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 21.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 16.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 16.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 16.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 16.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 9.5 mi
- Powder House: 9.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 21.8 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 5.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Thames River Water Access. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raymond Hill | W 277° | 170 m | 6.3 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | E 81° | 163 m | 6.3 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | W 260° | 162 m | 6.4 mi |
| Barns Hill | E 84° | 155 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NW 312° | 153 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 301° | 152 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bargy Ledges | WNW 294° | 151 m | 6.2 mi |
| Sharp Hill | WSW 246° | 149 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.
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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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