- Elevation, modelled
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 9.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway10.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3219, -72.9250
Desert House is a garden in Connecticut, at a modelled 26 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Desert House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | N 353° | 263 m | 9.8 mi |
| Beacon Cap | NNW 337° | 221 m | 10.5 mi |
| High Rock | N 352° | 216 m | 6.3 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NNE 13° | 206 m | 7.7 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 286° | 202 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NW 316° | 199 m | 10.1 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 333° | 193 m | 8.1 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 318° | 190 m | 6.0 mi |
- 10.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Marsh Botanical Gardens: 0.0 mi
- Munson Street Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Ella P. Scantlebury Park: 0.4 mi
- Elm Haven Public Housing Playground: 0.4 mi
- Cretaceous Garden: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Bishop James Varick Corner: 0.5 mi
- Bishop William M Philpot Sr Corner: 0.5 mi
- Joe Grate Corner: 0.5 mi
- Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 0.5 mi
- World War I Cenotaph: 0.7 mi
Museums
Peaks
- East Rock: 1.1 mi
- Mill Rock: 1.3 mi
- Indian Head: 1.3 mi
- Snake Rock: 1.3 mi
- Whitney Peak: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 5.2 mi
- Shell Beach: 5.4 mi
- Prospect Beach: 5.5 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 5.8 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 48
- Pollinator garden: 0.0 mi
- Camellias: 0.0 mi
- Conifer Garden: 0.0 mi
- Perennial Beds: 0.0 mi
- Meadow: 0.0 mi
Waterfalls: 42
- Wintergreen Falls: 2.8 mi
- Sperry Falls: 5.3 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 5.6 mi
- Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 23
- PEZ Visitor Center: 5.5 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.8 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.1 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 11.2 mi
- Bear Cave: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 22
- Beacon of Hope: 0.5 mi
- Turtle Statue: 0.6 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 1.1 mi
- An American Dream: 1.4 mi
- John B Pierce: 1.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Forbes Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Chimney Corner: 12.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.6 mi
- Bethel Rock: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.4 mi
- Pond View: 16.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 16.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.0 mi
- Fog Signal House: 15.0 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 16.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 0.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 16.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 5 mi away.
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