- Elevation
- 115 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Trimountain232 m · 4.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway23.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4065, -72.6890
Broomstick Ledges is a cliff in Connecticut, at a recorded 115 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 4.4 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
- Elevation
- 115 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Broomstick Ledges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | NNW 326° | 232 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NW 313° | 230 m | 3.7 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NNW 338° | 219 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NW 305° | 210 m | 3.0 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNW 344° | 207 m | 9.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | ENE 68° | 201 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 32° | 199 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 16° | 196 m | 2.9 mi |
- 23.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 26.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Broomstick Ledges: 0.1 mi
- Meyerhuber Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Braemore Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Quonnipaug Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Rockland Preserve: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 0.7 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 1.2 mi
- Durham Town Green: 4.5 mi
- Allyn Brook Park: 4.8 mi
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks
- Quonnipaug Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 2.9 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 3.0 mi
- Race Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pistapaug Mountain: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Abraham Baldwin: 1.5 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 4.2 mi
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Durham War Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Bill Wheeler: 6.7 mi
Museums
- Durham Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 7.5 mi
- Farming Museum: 8.3 mi
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 8.5 mi
Beaches
- Lake Beseck Beach: 7.9 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 9.6 mi
- Circle Beach: 9.8 mi
- East Rive Beach: 10.0 mi
- Shell Beach: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 59
- Wallingford Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 6.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 8.9 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Stair Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 5.2 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 8.3 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 8.4 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 43
- snake: 0.8 mi
- Totem Pole: 6.6 mi
- James Madison: 9.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 10.6 mi
- First Tear: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 39
- Dodge Dump Truck: 0.8 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 2.0 mi
- Bear Cave: 2.7 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 4.1 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Bluff Head: 0.5 mi
- Chimney Corner: 11.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.9 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 12.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 10 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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