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Two Tree Island

Two Tree Island from directly overhead

Two Tree Island is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 0 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Whites Easement, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 11 miles off.

Low island owned by the Waterford Land Trust. Portions covered at high tide. Sorry, no trees.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Waterford Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.29541, -72.15309

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Lamphere Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Durfey Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Pepperbox Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Stuart Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Baptist Hill: 3.0 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cascade: 8.0 mi
  • Cascade: 8.2 mi
  • Silver Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Cascade: 15.9 mi
  • Cascade: 16.2 mi
Attractions: 21
  • The Whale: 5.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 10.3 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 10.3 mi
  • turtle rock: 12.0 mi
  • Large Glacial Erratic: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Nathan Hale Statue: 5.1 mi
  • Stonehenge Replica: 7.0 mi
  • Monty the T-Rex: 10.1 mi
  • Sparky: 10.2 mi
  • John Kelley Statue: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Rock Garden: 2.1 mi
  • West Garden: 2.1 mi
  • East Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 2.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 12.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Two Tree Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ridge HillNNW 347°134 m9.4 mi
Grassy HillNW 318°129 m9.8 mi
Morgan HillNNW 345°120 m8.3 mi
Polly HillNNW 343°117 m7.9 mi
Konomoc HillN 354°112 m7.6 mi
Gungywamp HillNE 35°108 m8.9 mi
Beaverdam HillN 353°105 m8.9 mi
Pond HillNW 317°103 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/669039331

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