- Elevation, modelled
- 251 m
- Tallest summit within 7.2 miles
- Great Hill292 m · 0.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway19.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:31local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5300, -73.1317
Highpoint Tract is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 251 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the northwest, 0.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Burbank Tract, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.
- Operated by
- Middlebury Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Highpoint Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NW 320° | 292 m | 0.3 mi |
| Good Hill | WNW 285° | 292 m | 6.9 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | WNW 292° | 282 m | 2.1 mi |
| Andrews Hill | SE 146° | 275 m | 3.8 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | S 172° | 273 m | 2.8 mi |
| Hoop Pole Hill | WNW 292° | 264 m | 6.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | E 94° | 263 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bird Hill | NNW 327° | 260 m | 7.0 mi |
- 19.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Burbank Tract: 0.1 mi
- Tranquillity Farm: 0.2 mi
- Bronson Meadow: 0.3 mi
- Fenn's Pond: 0.6 mi
- Lake Elise Preserve: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.3 mi
- Bedlam Hill: 0.8 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 1.1 mi
- Sandy Hill: 2.1 mi
- Blackmans Hill: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Middlebury Historical Society: 0.5 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 4.7 mi
- Mattatuck Museum: 4.9 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 5.2 mi
Parks
- Meadowview Park: 0.8 mi
- Ledgewood Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
- Medicinal Garden: 3.4 mi
- Permaculture Area: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- U.S.D.A plaque: 1.4 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 3.7 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 3.9 mi
- Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Father McGivney Monument: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
- Southford Falls: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 5.7 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 5.7 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 50
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 3.3 mi
- Poet's Circle: 3.3 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 3.3 mi
- Biblical Garden: 3.3 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 3.4 mi
Beaches: 44
- Waterfront: 8.5 mi
- Boating Side: 8.6 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 8.8 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.3 mi
- Zoar Beach: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 37
- Millstone: 5.3 mi
- Millstone: 5.3 mi
- Rock House: 7.9 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 8.5 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Bethel Rock: 3.7 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 8.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.2 mi
- Ravens Roost: 14.7 mi
Artworks: 22
- Greetings from Waterbury: 4.8 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 4.8 mi
- Ben Franklin: 4.8 mi
- Maori Head: 5.3 mi
- Jean Widmark: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 8.5 mi
- Pond View: 15.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 15.8 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.0 mi
- Cedar Grove: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Southington Rest Area: 12.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 18.2 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 22.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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