- Elevation, modelled
- 127 m
- Tallest summit within 8.9 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 8.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway25.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4420, -72.6733
Mount Pisgah Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 127 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the north-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mica Ledges, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Durham
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Mount Pisgah Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | NNW 335° | 272 m | 8.3 mi |
| Trimountain | WNW 290° | 232 m | 3.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | W 271° | 230 m | 3.5 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NW 323° | 219 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | WSW 258° | 210 m | 3.4 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNW 333° | 207 m | 7.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | E 89° | 201 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 37° | 199 m | 7.0 mi |
- 25.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 27.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mica Ledges: 0.3 mi
- Gulielmetti Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Durham Rod And Gun Club: 0.8 mi
- Rockland Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Braemore Preserve: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Mount Pisgah: 0.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.0 mi
- Strawberry Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Durham War Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 3.7 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 6.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.7 mi
Parks
- Durham Town Green: 2.0 mi
- Allyn Brook Park: 2.3 mi
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 3.7 mi
- Guida Farms Conservation Area: 4.5 mi
Museums
- Durham Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 6.5 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 6.9 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 7.0 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 60
- Stair Brook Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 5.9 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 6.0 mi
- Seven Falls: 6.5 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 6.6 mi
Gardens
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 4.5 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 7.9 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 10.8 mi
Beaches: 59
- Lake Beseck Beach: 6.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 12.0 mi
- Circle Beach: 12.1 mi
- East Rive Beach: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 49
- snake: 2.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.0 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 8.0 mi
- First Tear: 8.1 mi
- James Madison: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 45
- Selectmen's Stones: 0.6 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 2.6 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 3.4 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.2 mi
- Bear Cave: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Bluff Head: 2.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 2.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 11.6 mi
- Chimney Corner: 13.6 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 11.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 9 mi away.
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