- Elevation, modelled
- 151 m
- Tallest summit within 9.1 miles
- South Mountain313 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway22.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5486, -72.9453
Yankee Expressway Highlands is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 151 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Josephine's Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Cheshire
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Yankee Expressway Highlands. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | N 359° | 313 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | NNW 349° | 312 m | 5.2 mi |
| Clinton Hill | NW 326° | 303 m | 5.8 mi |
| West Peak | E 80° | 301 m | 5.3 mi |
| Becar Hill | NNW 336° | 297 m | 5.4 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | N 3° | 290 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fall Mountain | NNW 341° | 284 m | 7.1 mi |
| Southington Mountain | N 358° | 281 m | 3.5 mi |
- 22.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
- Josephine's Woods Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Mixville Hills Property: 1.1 mi
- Ten Mile River Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Garrigus Court Property: 1.6 mi
- Sloping Acres Park: 2.1 mi
- Rochambeau Monument: 1.9 mi
- Mixville Park: 2.2 mi
- Panthorn Park: 2.5 mi
- Scott Road Park: 2.5 mi
- Fairlawn Playground: 2.9 mi
- Rochambeau Monument: 1.9 mi
- Carrie Welton Fountain: 5.0 mi
- Clock-On-The-Green: 5.0 mi
- Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 5.1 mi
- Veterans Monument: 5.1 mi
- Tame Buck Hill: 2.1 mi
- Peck Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 2.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.7 mi
- Wolf Hill: 3.2 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 2.9 mi
- Mattatuck Museum: 5.1 mi
- Bradley Barnes Museum: 5.1 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 6.6 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 6.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.9 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 6.5 mi
- Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Biblical Garden: 6.6 mi
- Cascade: 4.5 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cascades: 6.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.3 mi
- Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Libby's Lump: 5.4 mi
- Rock House: 9.7 mi
- 1954: 10.7 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 11.5 mi
- Hospital Rock: 11.7 mi
- Maori Head: 4.6 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 5.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 5.1 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 5.2 mi
- Home: 11.7 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 0.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 5.8 mi
- Boating Side: 7.6 mi
- Waterfront: 7.7 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.1 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 7.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.9 mi
- Ravens Roost: 12.0 mi
- Green Wall: 12.0 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.7 mi
- Pond View: 22.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 22.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 22.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 22.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 2.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 23.0 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 | 16:25 |
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, 7 mi away.
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