- Elevation, modelled
- 34 m
- Tallest summit within 11.3 miles
- Trimountain232 m · 7.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway19.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3479, -72.7369
Branford River Headwaters is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 34 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Bittersweet Drive), a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.
- Operated by
- Guilford Land Conservation Trust
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Branford River Headwaters. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | N 0° | 232 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | N 358° | 230 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | N 360° | 210 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NW 306° | 206 m | 9.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | NE 53° | 201 m | 11.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 26° | 196 m | 7.6 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNW 336° | 176 m | 3.7 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NNE 30° | 167 m | 3.8 mi |
- 19.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 25.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Bittersweet Drive): 0.5 mi
- County Road Meadows: 1.1 mi
- Baldwin Outdoor Education Center: 1.3 mi
- Bittner Park: 1.5 mi
- Meeting House Hill Meadows: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Thunder Ridge: 0.9 mi
- Long Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sea Hill: 1.7 mi
- West Sugarloaf: 1.8 mi
- East Sugarloaf: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Long Hill Park: 3.2 mi
- Swajchuk Park: 3.4 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 3.6 mi
- Mill Road Field: 3.8 mi
- Nut Plains Park: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
- Abraham Baldwin: 3.8 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 5.0 mi
- Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Guilford Soldiers Monument: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 4.9 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 5.4 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 5.5 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 6.0 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 6.0 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 6.3 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 6.6 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Cascade: 5.2 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 6.5 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 9.9 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 48
- Lillian's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 7.5 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 7.6 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 31
- Bear Cave: 2.1 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 4.2 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 5.1 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 6.7 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 23
- snake: 5.2 mi
- Totem Pole: 7.4 mi
- James Madison: 8.5 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 8.9 mi
- Turtle Statue: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Broomstick Ledges: 4.8 mi
- Bluff Head: 4.8 mi
- Chimney Corner: 7.0 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 17.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 10 mi away.
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