- Elevation, modelled
- 38 m
- Tallest summit within 9.2 miles
- Wintechog Hill139 m · 8.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A9.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3493, -72.0061
Merritt Family Forest is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 38 m. Wintechog Hill stands 139 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 9.7 miles off.
- Operated by
- Groton Open Space Organization
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Merritt Family Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wintechog Hill | NNE 29° | 139 m | 8.8 mi |
| Church Hill | N 2° | 120 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lantern Hill | NNE 23° | 118 m | 8.3 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NW 325° | 108 m | 4.4 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | NNW 334° | 108 m | 5.8 mi |
| Haughton Mountain | NW 321° | 103 m | 8.6 mi |
| Jeremy Hill | NE 47° | 101 m | 7.5 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 294° | 99 m | 8.1 mi |
- 9.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 17.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 18.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 19.4 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Fort Hill: 0.3 mi
- Hazelnut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Pequot Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
- Shack Hill: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Bel-Aire Playground: 0.4 mi
- Sutton Park: 0.9 mi
- Crosswinds: 0.9 mi
- Poquonnock Plains Park: 1.0 mi
- Central Avenue Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Clipper Court Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Beebe Pond Park: 1.0 mi
- Windwood Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Moore Woodlands: 1.2 mi
- Town’s End: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- Haley Farm Barn: 1.2 mi
- Noank Remembers Memorial Bell: 1.4 mi
- Mystic Civil War Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 2.3 mi
- Gov. John Winthrop Jr. Homestead: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Groton Beach: 1.7 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 2.0 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 2.2 mi
- Williams Beach: 2.4 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 2.6 mi
Museums
- Mystic Museum of Art: 1.8 mi
- Sylvan Street Museum & Research Center/Mary C. Anderson Building: 1.9 mi
- Mystic River Scale Model: 2.3 mi
- Children's Museum: 2.3 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- Large Glacial Erratic: 3.8 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 4.2 mi
- The Whale: 4.6 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Cascade: 0.7 mi
- Cascade: 0.8 mi
- Silver Falls: 11.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cascade: 19.6 mi
Artworks: 20
- John Kelley Statue: 1.8 mi
- Mystic Blue: 2.4 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.0 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.1 mi
- Penguin: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 14
- Bertholf Plaza: 5.3 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 5.4 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 5.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 5.7 mi
- Laurel Walk: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.3 mi
- Crow Head: 18.4 mi
- Ram Head: 23.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 23.7 mi
- Acabonack Cliff: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 10.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 8.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 8.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 8.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Powder House: 5.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 5.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 17.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 17.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 5.0 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 2 mi away.
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