Nature reserve · Connecticut
The Ravine
The Ravine is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 49 m. Moose Hill stands 231 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cascade, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Orange Land Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.30280, -73.03039
- 5.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wepawaug Meadows: 0.1 mi
- Wepawaug Conservation Area: 0.5 mi
- Kowal Nature Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Racebrook Tract: 1.0 mi
- Ewen Farm Preserve: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Grassy Hill: 0.6 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Derby Hill: 2.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.6 mi
- Coram Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Sunnyside Park: 2.2 mi
- Warsaw Park: 2.2 mi
- Witek Park: 2.5 mi
- O'Sullivan's Island Recreation Park: 2.9 mi
- Nelligan Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- Witek Memorial: 2.4 mi
- The Vine Sign: 2.6 mi
- Old Mill Foundation: 3.5 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.7 mi
- Spanish-American War Memorial: 4.1 mi
Museums
- National Art Museum of Sport: 3.7 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 4.2 mi
- Ward Heitmann House Museum: 4.5 mi
- The Hill Museum of Arts: 4.5 mi
- One Hundred Second Infantry Regiment Museum: 4.8 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 5.0 mi
- Prospect Beach: 5.2 mi
- Oyster River Beach: 5.2 mi
- Swift St. Beach: 5.4 mi
- Rocky Beach: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 52
- Yale Landscape Lab: 3.9 mi
- New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing: 4.1 mi
- Peace Garden At West River: 4.1 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Cascade: 0.0 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 4.2 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 4.5 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 4.8 mi
- Cascade: 5.0 mi
Artworks: 22
- End of the Line/West Rock: 4.5 mi
- An American Dream: 5.0 mi
- John B Pierce: 5.1 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 5.1 mi
- Turtle Statue: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 21
- PEZ Visitor Center: 3.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.7 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.3 mi
- Millstone: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Forbes Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 16.9 mi
- Bethel Rock: 18.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 18.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 19.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.1 mi
- Pond View: 10.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.8 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 1.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 1.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 11.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 11.1 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 12.1 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 6.5 mi
- The Silver Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of The Ravine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moose Hill | NW 326° | 231 m | 8.2 mi |
| High Rock | NNE 31° | 216 m | 8.8 mi |
| Great Hill | NW 313° | 202 m | 6.1 mi |
| Barn Hill | WNW 290° | 200 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | N 350° | 199 m | 8.7 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 283° | 198 m | 9.4 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNE 12° | 193 m | 8.7 mi |
| Israel Hill | WNW 283° | 192 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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