- Elevation, modelled
- 95 m
- Tallest summit within 10.3 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 10.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway19.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3970, -72.7740
Big Gulph is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 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.
- Operated by
- Regional Water Authority
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | WNW 296° | 263 m | 10.1 mi |
| Trimountain | NNE 25° | 232 m | 4.7 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | NNE 28° | 230 m | 3.6 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | N 10° | 219 m | 8.2 mi |
| High Rock | W 277° | 216 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NE 39° | 210 m | 3.1 mi |
| Camels Hump | N 10° | 207 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Carmel | WNW 291° | 206 m | 6.5 mi |
- 19.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 28.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Totoket Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Sea Hill: 2.3 mi
- West Sugarloaf: 2.5 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.6 mi
- East Sugarloaf: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- McCluskey Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Woodhouse Avenue): 1.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Barnett Property): 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Totoket Road): 1.6 mi
- Lane Pond Watershed Reserve Land: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Vietnam Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Pond Hill Park: 3.5 mi
- Swajchuk Park: 3.5 mi
- All Saints Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Forest Grove Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Abraham Baldwin: 3.0 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Farming Museum: 3.9 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 6.8 mi
- Durham Historical Society: 7.0 mi
Beaches
- Lake Beseck Beach: 8.5 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 9.2 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 9.3 mi
- Limewood Beach: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 57
- Wallingford Community Garden: 3.0 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 7.2 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 7.9 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 57
- Stair Brook Falls: 3.2 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 7.3 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 7.7 mi
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
- Bluff Head: 4.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 4.5 mi
- Chimney Corner: 10.8 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 16.2 mi
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
- Keeper's Dwelling: 24.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 24.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 24.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 8.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 7 mi away.
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