- Elevation, modelled
- 56 m
- Tallest summit within 7.5 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 5.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway30.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5172, -72.6383
Crystal Lake Boat Launch (Middletown) is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 56 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west-northwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Lake Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 30 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Crystal Lake Boat Launch (Middletown). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | WNW 294° | 272 m | 5.8 mi |
| Trimountain | SW 232° | 232 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | SW 226° | 230 m | 7.4 mi |
| Great Hill | NE 45° | 222 m | 6.1 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | W 267° | 219 m | 5.6 mi |
| Camels Hump | WNW 288° | 207 m | 5.6 mi |
| Goose Hill | SE 144° | 201 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bear Hill | E 82° | 199 m | 2.4 mi |
- 30.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Crystal Lake Park: 0.2 mi
- Crystal Lake State Access Area: 0.6 mi
- Zoar Park: 1.4 mi
- Guida Farms Conservation Area: 1.4 mi
- Barbara "Bobbi" Edinger Pocket Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Owned by City of Middletown: 0.8 mi
- Owned by Rockfall Foundation: 1.1 mi
- Spiderweed Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Ravine Park: 2.4 mi
- Nedobity Preserve: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth: 2.3 mi
- Captain Joseph S. Pagano Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 2.8 mi
- Joseph Pagano Jr.: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Chestnut Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Round Hill: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill: 1.8 mi
- Tryon Hill: 2.0 mi
- West Long Hill: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Wadsworth Mansion: 2.3 mi
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Kidcity Children's Museum: 3.2 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 3.2 mi
- Greater Middletown Military Museum: 3.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 2.7 mi
- Seven Falls: 3.0 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 3.0 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 3.3 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 5.1 mi
Gardens
- Erin Street Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 4.7 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Gingers Garden: 8.4 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 54
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 1.3 mi
- Bible Rock: 2.8 mi
- George Washington rock: 3.1 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 3.6 mi
- grindstone: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 54
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 2.8 mi
- First Tear: 3.4 mi
- snake: 7.9 mi
- Face in Tree: 8.5 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 43
- Lake Beseck Beach: 5.0 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.4 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 16.6 mi
- Jacobs Public Beach: 17.3 mi
- East Rive Beach: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Bluff Head: 7.9 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.8 mi
- Crow Point: 13.2 mi
- Green Wall: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 9.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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, 10 mi away.
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