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Hammer Field

Hammer Field from directly overhead

Hammer Field is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Fowler Mountain stands 230 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is World War II, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Branford Parks and Recreation

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.27803, -72.81137

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Baldwin Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Branford Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Beacon Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
  • Foote Riverside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Foote Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Branford River Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
  • Ecology Park: 1.0 mi
  • Parker Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Beaches
Nature reserves
  • Short Beach Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Bob's Woods: 1.9 mi
  • Queach Preserve: 2.2 mi
  • Goss Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Beacon Hill Preserve: 2.4 mi
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 40
Artworks: 24
  • Henry Gould Lewis: 6.2 mi
  • John B Pierce: 6.5 mi
  • An American Dream: 6.6 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 7.1 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 2.5 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 5.1 mi
  • Bear Cave: 8.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.8 mi
  • Pond View: 22.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 22.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of Hammer Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fowler MountainNNE 18°230 m12.0 mi
High RockNW 324°216 m11.5 mi
Pistapaug MountainNNE 20°210 m11.3 mi
Mount CarmelNNW 339°206 m11.3 mi
Round HillNW 307°190 m12.5 mi
Totoket MountainNNE 16°176 m8.6 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNE 35°167 m9.9 mi
East SugarloafNNE 32°156 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • lesser celandine30 obs
  • mapleleaf viburnum26 obs
  • Mute Swan25 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee25 obs
  • Osprey24 obs
  • Monarch22 obs
  • winged euonymus21 obs
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee21 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/466209364

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