- Elevation, modelled
- 119 m
- Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
- Great Hill292 m · 8.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway14.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4485, -73.0244
Mendell's Folly Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 119 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Van Epps Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mendell's Folly Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NW 316° | 292 m | 8.2 mi |
| Andrews Hill | NW 306° | 275 m | 4.2 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | WNW 299° | 273 m | 5.9 mi |
| Mount Sanford | ENE 77° | 263 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 14° | 263 m | 5.3 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 32° | 260 m | 4.4 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NNE 16° | 259 m | 2.8 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | ENE 59° | 253 m | 3.3 mi |
- 14.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Van Epps Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Grobe Hockanum Brook Upland Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Woodward Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Town of Bethany Property: 1.1 mi
- Bethany Bog & Lebanon Swamp: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Beacon Cap: 1.5 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 2.1 mi
- Rock Rimmon: 2.3 mi
- Tobys Rock Mountain: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Pole Hill Park: 1.9 mi
- Cotton Hollow Field: 2.0 mi
- Volunteer Park: 2.1 mi
- Bethany Library Park: 2.1 mi
- Beacon Falls Town Recreation Field: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers' Monument: 3.3 mi
- Fountain: 3.3 mi
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 4.6 mi
- Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 5.7 mi
- Honor Hill Monument: 6.7 mi
Museums
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 3.6 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 4.7 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 6.7 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Mattatuck Museum: 7.6 mi
Beaches
- Mattatuck Beach: 8.3 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 9.0 mi
- Zoar Beach: 9.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.9 mi
- Waterfront: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Hopp Brook Falls: 1.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
Gardens: 54
- Bethany Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 7.4 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 7.4 mi
- Poet's Circle: 7.4 mi
- Biblical Garden: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 43
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.5 mi
- Millstone: 7.3 mi
- Millstone: 7.3 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 12.8 mi
- Libby's Lump: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 26
- Maori Head: 7.2 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 7.3 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 7.4 mi
- Ben Franklin: 7.4 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Bethel Rock: 11.2 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 13.9 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 12.8 mi
- Pond View: 14.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 14.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 14.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 10.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 20.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 20.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 21.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 21.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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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