- Elevation, modelled
- 35 m
- Tallest summit within 7.2 miles
- Sharp Hill149 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A13.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3634, -72.0910
Thames River Boat Launch (New London) is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 35 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is KE Streeter Boat Launch, a park 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 13 miles off.
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Thames River Boat Launch (New London). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NNW 333° | 149 m | 6.8 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 343° | 137 m | 6.6 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 310° | 134 m | 6.9 mi |
| Morgan Hill | WNW 301° | 120 m | 6.4 mi |
| Polly Hill | WNW 297° | 117 m | 6.2 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 305° | 112 m | 5.0 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 336° | 109 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NE 36° | 108 m | 3.2 mi |
- 13.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 16.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 17.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 23.3 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- KE Streeter Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
- Winthrop Cove Park: 0.4 mi
- United States Submarine World War II Veterans Memorial East: 0.4 mi
- Bulkeley Square: 0.6 mi
- Hodges Square Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- WWII Torpedo: 0.4 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 0.4 mi
- Soldiers-Sailors Monument: 0.7 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Meeting House Hill: 0.6 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 0.9 mi
- Starr Hill: 1.1 mi
- Soldier Hill: 1.2 mi
- Walker Hill: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 0.6 mi
- Ebenezer Avery House and Museum: 0.8 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 0.8 mi
- Groton Monument House Museum: 0.9 mi
- Nathaniel Hempstead House: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Winthrop Estates: 1.4 mi
- Phoenix Drive Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Burgess Park Subdivision Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 1.6 mi
- Bates Woods Park: 1.6 mi
Beaches
- Green Harbor Beach: 1.9 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 2.4 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 3.2 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 3.3 mi
- Osprey Beach: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 28
- The Whale: 0.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.6 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.7 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.3 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Cascade: 3.9 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.4 mi
- Yantic Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cascade: 15.2 mi
Artworks: 24
- Nathan Hale Statue: 0.8 mi
- Sparky: 5.4 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 6.2 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 6.4 mi
- Mystic Blue: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 19
- Bertholf Plaza: 1.0 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 1.2 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 1.4 mi
- Laurel Walk: 1.4 mi
- Azalea Garden: 1.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.8 mi
- Crow Head: 18.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.2 mi
- Ram Head: 22.0 mi
- Hedges Bank: 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 1.6 mi
- Powder House: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.0 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Old Spring: 6.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 3 mi away.
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