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YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel

YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel from directly overhead

YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Sanford, a peak 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.

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Coordinates41.45218, -72.94665
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 2.2 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 3.2 mi
  • South Quad: 3.6 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 5.3 mi
Parks
  • Old Kalinauskas Farm: 2.6 mi
  • Forger Park: 2.8 mi
  • Bethany Library Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bartlem Park: 3.3 mi
  • Canfield Park: 3.4 mi
Museums
  • Jonathan Dickerman House: 3.2 mi
  • Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Farming Museum: 6.2 mi
  • Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 6.3 mi
  • Wallingford Historical Society: 6.5 mi
Gardens
Waterfalls: 57
Beaches: 56
Attractions: 44
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.2 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 10.8 mi
  • Millstone: 11.3 mi
  • Millstone: 11.4 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 27
Cliffs: 21
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 17.5 mi
  • Pond View: 17.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 8.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of YMCA Camp Mountain Laurel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakNE 35°301 m9.3 mi
East PeakNE 38°277 m9.2 mi
Andrews HillWNW 286°275 m7.8 mi
Mount SanfordN 351°263 m0.7 mi
Turkey HillNNW 331°263 m5.6 mi
Prospect HillNNW 334°260 m3.9 mi
Hopkins HillNW 307°259 m4.1 mi
Prospect MountainNW 319°253 m1.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/795646952

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