- Elevation, modelled
- 0 m
- Tallest summit within 13.0 miles
- Fowler Mountain230 m · 12.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway14.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2654, -72.8167
Branford River Boat Launch is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 0 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Foote Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Branford River Boat Launch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fowler Mountain | NNE 18° | 230 m | 12.9 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 327° | 216 m | 12.0 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NNE 20° | 210 m | 12.2 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NNW 341° | 206 m | 12.0 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 311° | 190 m | 12.8 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNE 16° | 176 m | 9.5 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NNE 34° | 167 m | 10.8 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | NNE 30° | 156 m | 8.8 mi |
- 14.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 24.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Foote Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Parker Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Pawson Park Marsh Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Pawnson Park: 0.6 mi
- Hammer Field: 0.9 mi
Beaches
- Montowese Beach: 0.9 mi
- Pebbley Beach: 1.0 mi
- Sunset Beach: 1.1 mi
- Limewood Beach: 1.1 mi
- Front Beach: 1.5 mi
Museums
- Harrison House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Connecticut Trolley Museum: 2.1 mi
- The Shore Line Trolley Museum: 2.5 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 3.4 mi
- Connecticut Childrens Museum: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
- World War II: 1.0 mi
- Cenotaph: 1.1 mi
- Branford: 1.2 mi
- Marquis de LaFayette Encampment: 2.7 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Short Beach Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Hill Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Bob's Woods: 2.1 mi
- Farm River State Park: 2.3 mi
- East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Baldwin Hill: 1.1 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.5 mi
- Branford Hill: 1.8 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.2 mi
- Beacon Hill: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 49
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 5.4 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 5.4 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 6.5 mi
- Knot Garden: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 38
- Cascade: 5.6 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 9.6 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 11.0 mi
- Cascade: 11.4 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 24
- Henry Gould Lewis: 6.5 mi
- John B Pierce: 6.5 mi
- An American Dream: 6.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 7.3 mi
- Turtle Statue: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 1.9 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 5.6 mi
- Bear Cave: 9.1 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 9.4 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 12.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 19.3 mi
- Pond View: 22.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 22.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Forbes Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 5.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.8 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 20.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.8 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 16.8 mi
- Fog Signal House: 16.8 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 20.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 19.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 6.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:42 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.
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