Nature reserve · Connecticut
Moose Hill Triangle
Moose Hill Triangle is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 17 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Shell Beach, a beach 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Guilford Land Conservation Trust
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates41.26466, -72.71841
- 19.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 20.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 0.2 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 1.8 mi
- Indian Cove Beach: 1.9 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 2.6 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Great Harbor Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Great Harbor Hunting Area: 1.0 mi
- Shaumpishuh Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Chaffinch Island: 2.2 mi
- Mill Pasture Preserve: 2.2 mi
Historic sites
- Meigs' Raid American Revolutionary War: 1.4 mi
- Stony Creek Honor Roll World War II: 1.8 mi
- A Tribute to the Valor: 1.8 mi
- Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Guilford World War I Memorial: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Bayview Park: 1.7 mi
- Stony Creek-Thimble Island Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Chaffinch Island State Park: 2.1 mi
- Olmsted Outlook: 2.1 mi
- Guilford Town Green: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 1.8 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 1.8 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 2.4 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Moose Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sunset Hill: 3.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.4 mi
- Clapboard Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hungry Hill: 3.8 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Cascade: 0.8 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 8.4 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 14.1 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 14.3 mi
Gardens: 40
- Lillian's Garden: 2.8 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 5.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.0 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 28
- Dinosaur Rock: 1.7 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Bear Cave: 7.6 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.9 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 21
- James Madison: 6.1 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.4 mi
- snake: 10.0 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 10.8 mi
- John B Pierce: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chimney Corner: 1.2 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 9.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.5 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.5 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.5 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 17.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 20.4 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.2 miles of Moose Hill Triangle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | N 356° | 232 m | 13.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | N 355° | 230 m | 12.4 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | N 355° | 210 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | N 10° | 196 m | 12.8 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNW 345° | 176 m | 9.5 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | N 6° | 167 m | 9.1 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | N 355° | 156 m | 7.7 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNE 22° | 153 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1133586034
Day trips start here
- Essex · 18 mi
- Old Saybrook · 18 mi
- Old Lyme · 22 mi
- East Lyme · 26 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 29 mi
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