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Big Gulph

Big Gulph from directly overhead

Big Gulph is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Totoket Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Regional Water Authority
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.39703, -72.77398

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 57
Waterfalls: 57
Attractions: 37
  • Bear Cave: 3.2 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 4.4 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 5.2 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 5.6 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 23
  • snake: 5.2 mi
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 8.3 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 9.5 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 9.8 mi
  • Totem Pole: 10.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 4.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 21.4 mi
  • Pond View: 24.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 24.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Big Gulph. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordWNW 296°263 m10.1 mi
TrimountainNNE 25°232 m4.7 mi
Fowler MountainNNE 28°230 m3.6 mi
Beseck MountainN 10°219 m8.2 mi
High RockW 277°216 m8.8 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 39°210 m3.1 mi
Camels HumpN 10°207 m10.2 mi
Mount CarmelWNW 291°206 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1416646433

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