- Elevation, modelled
- 197 m
- Tallest summit within 9.5 miles
- West Peak301 m · 7.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway17.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4775, -72.9466
Russell Family Memorial is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 197 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Inverness Glen, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- Cheshire Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Russell Family Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NE 42° | 301 m | 7.9 mi |
| Southington Mountain | N 360° | 281 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Peak | NE 46° | 277 m | 7.9 mi |
| Andrews Hill | W 273° | 275 m | 7.5 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | W 275° | 273 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Sanford | S 186° | 263 m | 1.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 319° | 263 m | 4.1 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 315° | 260 m | 2.5 mi |
- 17.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Inverness Glen: 0.3 mi
- Carmichael Sanctuary-Nettleton's Ravine: 0.5 mi
- Roaring Brook Park: 0.6 mi
- Doede Estate Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Carroll Woods: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Old Kalinauskas Farm: 1.0 mi
- Forger Park: 1.3 mi
- Canfield Park: 2.0 mi
- McGrath Park: 2.3 mi
- Bartlem Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Mount Sanford: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Talmadge Hill: 2.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 1.3 mi
- Edgar Laing Heermance: 4.6 mi
- South Quad: 4.9 mi
- Honor Hill Monument: 5.5 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 5.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
- Bethany Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.5 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 8.1 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 8.1 mi
- Japanese Garden: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Cascade: 0.4 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 0.4 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Hopp Brook Falls: 4.6 mi
Beaches: 54
- Mattatuck Beach: 5.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 6.4 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.3 mi
- Boating Side: 11.8 mi
- Waterfront: 11.8 mi
Attractions: 51
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.4 mi
- Libby's Lump: 10.3 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 11.0 mi
- Millstone: 11.4 mi
- Millstone: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 50
- Maori Head: 6.9 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 7.2 mi
- Ben Franklin: 7.3 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 7.4 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Whitestone Cliffs: 11.4 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 13.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 13.9 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 11.8 mi
- Pond View: 18.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 18.8 mi
- Oak Grove: 19.1 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 24.7 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 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 | 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, 5 mi away.
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