Nature reserve · Connecticut
Notch Hill Brook
Notch Hill Brook is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Notch Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- North Branford Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.32220, -72.74877
- 18.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 24.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Notch Hill: 0.2 mi
- Moose Hill: 1.0 mi
- Thunder Ridge: 1.0 mi
- Long Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sea Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- North Farms Park: 0.9 mi
- Harrison Farm Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Altiere Drive): 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Lake Road): 1.5 mi
- Wolf Swamp: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Long Hill Park: 2.5 mi
- Mill Road Field: 3.3 mi
- Swajchuk Park: 3.5 mi
- Connecticut Sportsplex: 3.7 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Stony Creek Museum: 3.5 mi
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 3.8 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 4.6 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 4.7 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
Historic sites
- Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Stony Creek Honor Roll World War II: 3.7 mi
- A Tribute to the Valor: 3.7 mi
- Cenotaph: 4.3 mi
- Branford: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 4.2 mi
- Shell Beach: 4.4 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 4.5 mi
- Limewood Beach: 4.9 mi
- Montowese Beach: 5.3 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 7.2 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 7.5 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 10.6 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 48
- Lillian's Garden: 5.4 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 7.4 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 29
- Dinosaur Rock: 2.9 mi
- Bear Cave: 4.0 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 6.9 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.9 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 23
- snake: 7.0 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.1 mi
- James Madison: 8.2 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 8.2 mi
- Turtle Statue: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chimney Corner: 5.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 6.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 6.7 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 17.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 18.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 8.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Notch Hill Brook. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | N 4° | 232 m | 9.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | N 3° | 230 m | 8.3 mi |
| High Rock | WNW 302° | 216 m | 11.8 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | N 5° | 210 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NW 316° | 206 m | 10.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 24° | 196 m | 9.5 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | N 350° | 176 m | 5.3 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NNE 26° | 167 m | 5.6 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 | 19:47 | 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/43438804
Day trips start here
- Essex · 19 mi
- Old Saybrook · 19 mi
- Old Lyme · 23 mi
- East Lyme · 27 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 28 mi
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