Steven Sauter Rock
Steven Sauter Rock is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Newton C. Brainard, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
Steven Sauter bird watched from this rock in the 1970s.
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Newton C. Brainard: 0.5 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 1.0 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 2.1 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Orchard Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Revolutionary War Camp Site: 0.7 mi
- Albany Avenue Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.2 mi
- Bugbee School Woods: 1.7 mi
- Ely Mound: 1.1 mi
- Avon Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Killkenny Rocks: 2.0 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 2.5 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.2 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 1.9 mi
- Fernridge Park: 2.0 mi
- Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 2.1 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Perennial Garden: 1.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.2 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 1.2 mi
- Primary Garden: 1.2 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 3.0 mi
- Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 3.6 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 3.9 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 4.1 mi
- Heublein Tower: 3.0 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 3.7 mi
- Mark Twain House: 4.4 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 4.8 mi
- The Carrals: 5.3 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 6.8 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 8.5 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 8.5 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 9.0 mi
- Burlington Falls: 9.3 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 2.3 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 2.7 mi
- Painted Cow: 3.0 mi
- Sedna: 3.4 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 4.7 mi
- Hart Meadow: 0.8 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 0.9 mi
- Garden Wall: 0.9 mi
- Superstructure: 1.5 mi
- Solar Panel: 1.5 mi
- Boating Side: 16.9 mi
- Waterfront: 16.9 mi
- Babbs Beach: 17.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 17.4 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 18.0 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 14.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 15.0 mi
- Big Spring: 16.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 17.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Steven Sauter Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | NW 314° | 358 m | 10.4 mi |
| Breezy Hill | NW 308° | 327 m | 10.2 mi |
| West Ledge | NNW 329° | 305 m | 9.1 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | W 261° | 300 m | 9.6 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | W 272° | 288 m | 10.2 mi |
| Barnes Hill | W 273° | 283 m | 8.8 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | NNW 337° | 276 m | 2.1 mi |
| Garrett Mountain | W 280° | 275 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3905606267
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 15 mi
- Longmeadow · 21 mi
- Somers · 22 mi
- Tolland · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 27 mi
- Hampden · 27 mi
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