- Elevation, modelled
- 164 m
- Tallest summit within 9.2 miles
- Trimountain232 m · 4.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway25.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4270, -72.6650
Rockland Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 164 m. Trimountain stands 232 m to the west-northwest, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Selectmen's Stones, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Rockland Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | WNW 301° | 232 m | 4.3 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | WNW 286° | 230 m | 4.1 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | NW 325° | 219 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | W 275° | 210 m | 3.7 mi |
| Camels Hump | NNW 334° | 207 m | 8.9 mi |
| Goose Hill | ENE 78° | 201 m | 5.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 30° | 199 m | 7.6 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 342° | 196 m | 1.4 mi |
- 25.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 26.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mica Ledges: 1.0 mi
- Braemore Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Mount Pisgah Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Gulielmetti Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Durham Rod And Gun Club: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Mount Pisgah: 1.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 1.9 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 2.7 mi
- Quonnipaug Mountain: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
- Guilford Town Park: 3.0 mi
- Durham Town Green: 3.1 mi
- Allyn Brook Park: 3.4 mi
- Guida Farms Conservation Area: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Durham Volunteer Firefighters Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Durham War Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Abraham Baldwin: 3.3 mi
- Charlie Cotttrell: 4.9 mi
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Durham Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 7.2 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 7.3 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 7.5 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 8.1 mi
Gardens
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.6 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Memorial Garden: 6.9 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 9.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 9.7 mi
Beaches
- Lake Beseck Beach: 7.1 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 11.0 mi
- Circle Beach: 11.1 mi
- East Rive Beach: 11.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Stair Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 5.5 mi
- Seven Falls: 7.0 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 7.0 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 49
- snake: 1.5 mi
- Totem Pole: 6.9 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 9.0 mi
- First Tear: 9.2 mi
- James Madison: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 38
- Selectmen's Stones: 0.8 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 1.6 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 4.2 mi
- Bear Cave: 4.5 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 5.1 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Broomstick Ledges: 1.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 2.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 10.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 12.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 16.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 11.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 24.2 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| 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, 10 mi away.
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