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Marra Scuppo Hill

Marra Scuppo Hill from directly overhead

Marra Scuppo Hill is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the east-northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Scuppo Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.51138, -73.19350

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • In Memory of George Washington: 1.2 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 4.4 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.5 mi
Parks
  • George Bennett Park: 1.5 mi
  • Hollow Park: 1.8 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 2.0 mi
  • Ballantine Park: 2.2 mi
  • Community House Park: 2.4 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 54
  • Southford Falls: 4.0 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 51
Beaches: 47
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.9 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Waterfront: 11.5 mi
  • Boating Side: 11.6 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 35
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 5.6 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.3 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 11.5 mi
  • Pond View: 13.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Marra Scuppo Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillENE 63°292 m3.4 mi
Good HillNW 311°292 m4.6 mi
Blackmans HillNNE 31°282 m2.4 mi
Greenleaf HillNW 308°282 m7.2 mi
Andrews HillESE 110°275 m5.6 mi
Woodruff HillESE 113°273 m3.9 mi
Hoop Pole HillNW 323°264 m4.6 mi
Bird HillN 355°260 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1208817117

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