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Meriden Rod and Gun Club

Meriden Rod and Gun Club from directly overhead

Meriden Rod and Gun Club is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dossin Park Beach, a beach 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.50846, -72.83894

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Red Bridge: 1.0 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.9 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.9 mi
  • City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.9 mi
  • City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 3.0 mi
Parks
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Spruce Glen Falls: 2.4 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.5 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.5 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Cascade: 5.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
Attractions: 57
  • 1954: 6.0 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 6.5 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 9.5 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 9.8 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 55
Beaches: 53
Cliffs: 21
Rest areas: 5
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 4.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 5.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 13.6 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 23.3 mi
  • Pond View: 24.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 24.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Meriden Rod and Gun Club. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakN 356°301 m3.7 mi
Southington MountainNW 318°281 m8.5 mi
East PeakN 2°277 m3.4 mi
Higby MountainENE 60°272 m5.9 mi
Mount SanfordWSW 241°263 m6.5 mi
Turkey HillW 277°263 m8.3 mi
Prospect HillW 267°260 m7.3 mi
Hopkins HillW 261°259 m8.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4116:25

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, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440969

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