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Rock House

Rock House from directly overhead

Rock House is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. Jefferson Hill stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Satan's Dog Bowl, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Fee
No
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.63939, -73.08794
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Cascade: 0.6 mi
  • Cascade: 2.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.2 mi
Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Soldiers' Monument: 6.1 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 6.2 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 6.2 mi
  • Clock-On-The-Green: 6.2 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Japanese Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 6.3 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 49
  • Ben Franklin: 6.3 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 6.4 mi
  • Maori Head: 6.6 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 44
Cliffs: 22
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 0.3 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 2.1 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 7.2 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 7.3 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 9.0 mi
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Pond View: 23.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 23.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 23.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 16.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Rock House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jefferson HillNNW 334°378 m8.3 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 327°359 m7.8 mi
Guernsey HillNNW 334°346 m5.5 mi
Todd HillW 279°344 m7.6 mi
Scoville HillN 357°340 m8.2 mi
Poor House HillWNW 301°336 m7.1 mi
Apple HillWNW 299°334 m7.6 mi
East Chestnut HillNNW 328°324 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4188165912

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