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Boy Scout Tree

Boy Scout Tree from directly overhead

Boy Scout Tree is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clinton War Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Material
metal
Inscription
BOY SCOUT TREE IN MEMORY OF N. HOWARD BURR SCOUT LEADER 1933 1939

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27755, -72.52329

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Meeting House Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Cedar Knoll: 1.8 mi
  • Camp Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Cow Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Murdock Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Parks
Beaches
Gardens: 47
Waterfalls: 32
  • Nineveh Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Cascade: 9.7 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Cascade: 12.0 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 29
  • Stone Table: 5.8 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.4 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 9.9 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 10.8 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.8 mi
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Boy Scout Tree. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 349°201 m11.7 mi
Long HillN 4°154 m11.7 mi
Turkey HillN 4°140 m10.9 mi
Turkey HillN 7°138 m9.7 mi
Wig HillNNE 13°128 m9.0 mi
Tower HillN 2°126 m5.5 mi
Buell HillNNW 331°119 m5.9 mi
Honey HillNE 46°114 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:27
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11378802419

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