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The Nature Conservancy Goodwin Marsh (Owned)

The Nature Conservancy Goodwin Marsh (Owned) from directly overhead

The Nature Conservancy Goodwin Marsh (Owned) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Long Hill stands 154 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Grove Beach Road, North), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 13 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates41.28575, -72.48226

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Murdock Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Mount Tom: 1.6 mi
  • Meeting House Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Toby Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Cow Hill: 3.7 mi
Parks
Beaches
Historic sites
Gardens: 45
Waterfalls: 33
  • Nineveh Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Cascade: 10.9 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 10.9 mi
  • Cascade: 11.9 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Stone Table: 4.5 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.7 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 9.6 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 11.5 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of The Nature Conservancy Goodwin Marsh (Owned). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long HillN 354°154 m11.1 mi
Turkey HillN 352°140 m10.4 mi
Turkey HillN 354°138 m9.1 mi
Mount ArcherNE 38°136 m10.4 mi
Wig HillN 359°128 m8.2 mi
Tower HillNNW 339°126 m5.2 mi
Buell HillNW 313°119 m6.8 mi
Honey HillNE 39°114 m9.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43438705

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