Guilford Granite
Guilford Granite is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Guilford Town Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.
The story
Town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
Dates from 1639.
Wikidata Q753857, matched on coordinates and name (91 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- In recognition of Guilford's contribution of granite to the base of the Statue of Liberty. 1886-1986. Dedicated June 28th, 1986
How to reach it
- 20.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 21.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Guilford Town Green: 0.0 mi
- Olmsted Outlook: 0.4 mi
- Rollwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 0.8 mi
- Chittenden Park: 1.1 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 0.3 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 0.4 mi
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 0.8 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 3.8 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 1.2 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 1.7 mi
- Circle Beach: 1.9 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 1.9 mi
- Shell Beach: 2.3 mi
- Clapboard Hill: 1.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hungry Hill: 2.2 mi
- Green Hill: 3.6 mi
- Moose Hill: 3.6 mi
- Mill Pasture Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Chaffinch Island: 1.2 mi
- Grass Island: 1.5 mi
- East River Saltmarsh Meadows: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Island: 1.8 mi
- Guilford Soldiers Monument: 0.1 mi
- Guilford World War II Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Guilford World War I Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.2 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 6.3 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 10.0 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 15.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 15.1 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 15.5 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 1.7 mi
- Bear Cave: 6.7 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 8.4 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 9.0 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 9.1 mi
- James Madison: 4.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 6.1 mi
- snake: 8.5 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 12.2 mi
- John B Pierce: 13.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 3.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 8.9 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 11.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 17.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.7 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 12.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.2 miles of Guilford Granite. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | NNW 347° | 232 m | 12.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NNW 344° | 230 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NNW 344° | 210 m | 10.7 mi |
| Goose Hill | NNE 28° | 201 m | 12.6 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | N 2° | 196 m | 11.3 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNW 331° | 176 m | 9.1 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | N 352° | 167 m | 7.8 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | NNW 338° | 156 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13295206557
Day trips start here
- Essex · 16 mi
- Old Saybrook · 16 mi
- Old Lyme · 20 mi
- East Lyme · 24 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 27 mi
- Waterford · 28 mi
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