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Satan's Dog Bowl

Satan's Dog Bowl, seen from above at true elevation

Satan's Dog Bowl is a cliff in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 420 m. Jefferson Hill stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock House, a attraction 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.

Small cliffs feature for bouldering and TRAD climbing. Located off the Leatherman Cave loop in the Mattatuck State Forest.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
420 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.64358, -73.08960
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Cascade: 0.9 mi
  • Cascade: 2.5 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens: 58
  • Japanese Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 6.6 mi
Artworks: 49
  • Ben Franklin: 6.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 6.6 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 6.7 mi
  • Maori Head: 6.9 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 45
Cliffs: 21
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 2.4 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 7.0 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 7.2 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 15
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 2.5 mi
  • Pond View: 23.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 23.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 24.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 24.5 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 15.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Cold Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Satan's Dog Bowl. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jefferson HillNNW 333°378 m8.0 mi
Chestnut HillNW 326°359 m7.5 mi
Guernsey HillNNW 334°346 m5.2 mi
Todd HillW 277°344 m7.5 mi
Scoville HillN 358°340 m7.9 mi
Poor House HillWNW 300°336 m6.9 mi
Apple HillWNW 297°334 m7.4 mi
East Chestnut HillNNW 327°324 m6.9 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/8551762645

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