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WLT Oswegatchie Woods Tract

WLT Oswegatchie Woods Tract from directly overhead

WLT Oswegatchie Woods Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Kiddie's Beach, a beach 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

Open space. No marked trails. Good parking on cul-de-sac. Boundary from Town parcels.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Waterford Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.35515, -72.16996

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Beaches
Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls: 29
  • Silver Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade: 7.7 mi
  • Cascade: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade: 12.3 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 28
  • The Whale: 4.0 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 7.7 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 7.8 mi
  • turtle rock: 8.3 mi
  • tri-town marker: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Nathan Hale Statue: 3.4 mi
  • Monty the T-Rex: 6.0 mi
  • Sparky: 6.5 mi
  • Stonehenge Replica: 9.1 mi
  • John Kelley Statue: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 23
Cliffs: 6
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of WLT Oswegatchie Woods Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sharp HillN 8°149 m6.7 mi
Crandall HillNNE 18°137 m7.2 mi
Beckwith HillNNW 330°135 m7.5 mi
Ridge HillNNW 347°134 m5.2 mi
Walnut HillNW 326°131 m6.8 mi
Grassy HillWNW 299°129 m6.5 mi
Morgan HillNNW 341°120 m4.1 mi
Polly HillNNW 337°117 m3.7 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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/669160560

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