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Juniper Hill

Juniper Hill from directly overhead

Juniper Hill is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Clinton Hill stands 303 m to the northeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Fair, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Middlebury Land Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56294, -73.09780

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
  • Permaculture Area: 1.6 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Bunker Hill Playground: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 60
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 1.6 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 2.8 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 2.9 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 56
Attractions: 44
Beaches: 38
Artworks: 29
  • Whale Sculpture: 2.8 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 2.8 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 2.9 mi
  • Maori Head: 3.4 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.8 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 4.6 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 5.6 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 11.9 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Pond View: 18.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Juniper Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clinton HillNE 51°303 m6.0 mi
Becar HillNE 55°297 m6.9 mi
Pine HillNNE 19°295 m7.4 mi
Magnolia HillNW 316°294 m7.1 mi
Great HillSW 224°292 m2.8 mi
French MountainNNW 337°291 m7.5 mi
Blackmans HillWSW 248°282 m4.0 mi
Andrews HillS 176°275 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/819241558

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