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Whites Easement

Whites Easement from directly overhead

Whites Easement is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 1 m. Ridge Hill stands 134 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pleasure Beach, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 11 miles off.

Conservation Easement. Private, no public access.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Waterford Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.30439, -72.14410

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
  • Lamphere Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Pepperbox Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Durfey Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Stuart Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Mullen Hill: 2.8 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls: 26
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
  • Cascade: 7.5 mi
  • Silver Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Cascade: 15.7 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 16.1 mi
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Nathan Hale Statue: 4.3 mi
  • Stonehenge Replica: 6.6 mi
  • Sparky: 9.5 mi
  • John Kelley Statue: 9.6 mi
  • Monty the T-Rex: 9.8 mi
Gardens: 19
  • West Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Cutting Garden: 1.6 mi
  • East Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 1.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 11.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Whites Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ridge HillNNW 344°134 m8.9 mi
Morgan HillNNW 340°120 m7.9 mi
Polly HillNNW 338°117 m7.4 mi
Konomoc HillN 349°112 m7.1 mi
Pie HillN 2°109 m9.5 mi
Gungywamp HillNE 35°108 m8.2 mi
Vinegar HillNNE 29°108 m9.5 mi
Beaverdam HillN 350°105 m8.3 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, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/677784936

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