Nature reserve · Connecticut
Rocky Top
Rocky Top is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is The Brethren, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Hamden Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.40848, -72.91941
- 14.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- The Brethren: 0.3 mi
- Timberwood Trail: 0.4 mi
- Town Open Space (Exeter Road): 1.4 mi
- Farm Brook Flood Control Site 1: 1.5 mi
- Magicicada Preserve: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- York Hill: 0.6 mi
- High Rock: 1.2 mi
- Mount Carmel: 2.1 mi
- Cherry Hill: 2.1 mi
- Carrington Hill: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Honor Hill Monument: 0.7 mi
- South Quad: 1.4 mi
- Edgar Laing Heermance: 1.4 mi
- Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 1.3 mi
- Farming Museum: 3.7 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 5.0 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- One Hundred Second Infantry Regiment Museum: 6.3 mi
Parks
- Town Center Park: 1.9 mi
- Freedom Park: 2.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 2.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 2.5 mi
- G.Carl Veith Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
Beaches: 60
- Dossin Park Beach: 8.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 11.1 mi
- Short Beach: 11.3 mi
- Shell Beach: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Wolcott Falls: 0.4 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 2.6 mi
- Sperry Falls: 3.9 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 54
- Winnett Food Forest: 4.5 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 5.2 mi
- Newhallville Street Garden: 5.5 mi
- Hazel St Community Garden: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 39
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.4 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 9.9 mi
- Bear Cave: 10.7 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 10.8 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 24
- Henry Gould Lewis: 5.4 mi
- Turtle Statue: 5.6 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 5.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 6.0 mi
- An American Dream: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Forbes Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 15.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.8 mi
- Pond View: 17.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 17.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Wallingford Rest Area: 8.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 11.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 20.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 20.1 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 21.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 5.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Rocky Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | NNW 338° | 263 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNW 332° | 263 m | 8.9 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 334° | 260 m | 7.2 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NW 320° | 259 m | 7.2 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NNW 329° | 253 m | 5.2 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | NNW 336° | 246 m | 6.9 mi |
| Hunters Mountain | WNW 296° | 246 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mulberry Hill | NW 314° | 238 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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