- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 13.3 miles
- High Rock216 m · 11.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway10.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2509, -72.8931
Morris Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 2 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Maturo Drive Playground, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Morris Creek Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | NNW 347° | 216 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 1° | 206 m | 12.4 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 336° | 193 m | 13.2 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 329° | 190 m | 11.0 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 321° | 183 m | 11.4 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNE 33° | 176 m | 12.1 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 319° | 171 m | 11.2 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | NE 44° | 156 m | 12.0 mi |
- 10.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 27.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
- Bluff Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Maturo Drive Playground: 0.1 mi
- Old Town Landing: 0.1 mi
- Bradford Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Farm River State Park: 1.8 mi
- East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Jerry Juliano Park: 0.3 mi
- Morris Triangle: 0.5 mi
- Lighthouse Point Park: 0.5 mi
- Pardee Seawall Park: 0.9 mi
- Nathan Hale Park: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 0.4 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 0.7 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 0.9 mi
- Momauguin Beach: 1.3 mi
- Victoria Beach: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
- Fort Hale Point: 1.5 mi
- East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 2.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Raynham Hill: 1.8 mi
- Chidsey Hill: 1.8 mi
- Beacon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 2.3 mi
- Branford Hill: 2.9 mi
Museums
- The Shore Line Trolley Museum: 2.3 mi
- Connecticut Trolley Museum: 2.7 mi
- Ward Heitmann House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Harrison House Museum: 4.0 mi
- Connecticut Childrens Museum: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 47
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Truman Street Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 4.5 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Wintergreen Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cascade: 8.0 mi
- Cascade: 9.6 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 10.2 mi
- Sperry Falls: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 22
- John B Pierce: 4.1 mi
- An American Dream: 4.1 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 5.4 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 5.5 mi
- Turtle Statue: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 20
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 2.2 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 5.5 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 9.7 mi
- Bear Cave: 12.5 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.2 mi
- Pond View: 18.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Forbes Bluff: 1.1 mi
- Chimney Corner: 9.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 15.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 15.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 12.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 12.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 15.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 15.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 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, under a mile away.
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