- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 9.6 miles
- Hunters Mountain246 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway6.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3409, -73.1240
Lake Housatonic Boat Launch is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 8 m. Hunters Mountain stands 246 m to the north-northeast, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Well Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Lake Housatonic Boat Launch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Mountain | NNE 14° | 246 m | 9.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | N 4° | 231 m | 4.2 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | N 352° | 223 m | 6.0 mi |
| Towantic Hill | N 6° | 219 m | 8.4 mi |
| Jacks Hill | N 1° | 213 m | 8.9 mi |
| Osborn Hill | NW 310° | 206 m | 6.1 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 340° | 205 m | 7.3 mi |
| Beacon Hill | NNE 29° | 204 m | 9.2 mi |
- 6.7 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Tahmore Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Shelton Open Space: 0.8 mi
- French's Hill Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Osbornedale State Park: 1.0 mi
- East Village Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 1.3 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 7.2 mi
- Americana Museum: 7.3 mi
Parks
- Coon Hollow Park: 1.5 mi
- Riverview Park: 1.6 mi
- Gary Park: 1.9 mi
- Pine Lot Fields: 2.0 mi
- Ansonia Riverwalk Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Great Hill: 1.6 mi
- Upper White Hills: 1.8 mi
- Windy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Lower White Hills: 2.0 mi
- Round Hill: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 2.4 mi
- The Vine Sign: 3.0 mi
- Witek Memorial: 3.1 mi
- The Castle: 4.2 mi
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 4.5 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 3.9 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 5.9 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 9.8 mi
- Gulf Beach: 9.9 mi
- Silver Beach: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 53
- SIS Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Eklund Garden: 2.6 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 7.3 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Indian Well Falls: 0.2 mi
- Cascade: 3.4 mi
- Cascades: 4.3 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 5.8 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.5 mi
- Millstone: 8.3 mi
- Millstone: 8.4 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 21
- Mother Mary: 5.9 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 7.3 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 7.3 mi
- Heron: 7.4 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 8.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Forbes Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Bethel Rock: 14.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 16.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 19.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pond View: 6.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 6.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 6.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 6.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 5.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 5.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 12.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 13.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 13.1 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 11.2 mi
- The Silver Spring: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 12.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 2 mi away.
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