Heublein Tower
Heublein Tower is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 284 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the west-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is King Phillip Mountain, a peak 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
The story
Dates from 1914.
Wikidata Q5748144, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 25.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 28.4 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- King Phillip Mountain: 0.3 mi
- Little Phillip Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Avon Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.0 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 0.8 mi
- Drake High Road Bridge: 3.0 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 3.0 mi
- Boehm house site: 4.9 mi
- Wreck: 5.0 mi
- Speer Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Glover Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Nod Brook State Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Reservoir 6 Recreation Area: 1.4 mi
- Pinchot Sycamore Area: 1.5 mi
- Weatogue Park: 1.4 mi
- Sperry Park: 1.8 mi
- Simsbury State Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 1.8 mi
- Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 2.3 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 2.0 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 3.5 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 4.7 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 5.6 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 6.0 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 2.8 mi
- Veeder Cabin Site: 2.9 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 4.0 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 4.6 mi
- Perennial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 3.6 mi
- Primary Garden: 3.6 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 6.1 mi
- Northgate Falls: 6.9 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 7.0 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 8.3 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 8.3 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 1.8 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 2.5 mi
- Cow: 4.7 mi
- Painted Cow: 4.8 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 4.9 mi
- Hart Meadow: 3.0 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 3.0 mi
- Garden Wall: 3.1 mi
- Superstructure: 4.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 4.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 14.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.5 mi
- Holland Beach: 16.2 mi
- Boating Side: 18.2 mi
- Waterfront: 18.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 12.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 13.3 mi
- Big Spring: 13.7 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 15.6 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 18.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Heublein Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | WNW 303° | 358 m | 8.0 mi |
| Breezy Hill | WNW 295° | 327 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pine Cone | NNW 337° | 323 m | 9.3 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | W 275° | 310 m | 10.5 mi |
| West Ledge | NW 322° | 305 m | 6.3 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | WSW 243° | 300 m | 9.8 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 289° | 294 m | 9.6 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | WSW 255° | 288 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 83001260OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/344658948
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 14 mi
- Longmeadow · 19 mi
- Somers · 21 mi
- Tolland · 22 mi
- Blandford · 25 mi
- Hampden · 26 mi
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