- Elevation, modelled
- 129 m
- Tallest summit within 9.7 miles
- Meshomasic Mountain265 m · 9.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16921.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5368, -72.4221
Pickerel Lake Boat Launch is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 129 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickerel Lake, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.
- Operated by
- State of Connecticut
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Pickerel Lake Boat Launch. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | NW 316° | 265 m | 9.0 mi |
| Clark Hill | NW 307° | 241 m | 6.7 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NW 308° | 228 m | 8.2 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 293° | 222 m | 7.5 mi |
| Baker Hill | NW 316° | 204 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | W 263° | 199 m | 8.8 mi |
| Mack Hill | N 6° | 198 m | 8.9 mi |
| Carter Hill | NNW 340° | 192 m | 6.6 mi |
- 21.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 27.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 28.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pickerel Lake: 0.5 mi
- Stony Brook Farm Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Day Pond State Park: 1.3 mi
- Axelrod Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Dombroski-Meadow Brook Preserve: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Nichols Field: 1.4 mi
- Lower Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Connor's Way: 1.7 mi
- Fireman's Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- East Haddam Town Beach: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Bull Hill: 3.1 mi
- Cave Hill: 3.3 mi
- Prospect Hill: 3.3 mi
- Buckley Hill: 3.9 mi
- Mount Tom: 4.0 mi
Gardens
- Gingers Garden: 3.8 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 5.8 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 10.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
Historic sites
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 4.9 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 4.9 mi
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 5.7 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 5.8 mi
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 7.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
- Face in Tree: 8.7 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 11.8 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 12.6 mi
- First Tear: 12.9 mi
- Frog: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 53
- Moodus Falls: 1.7 mi
- Day Pond Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
- Tartia Falls: 2.8 mi
- Cascade: 2.9 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 45
- Mill Turbine: 1.8 mi
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 4.4 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 5.1 mi
- Devil's Oven: 5.9 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 44
- Lake Beseck Beach: 16.2 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 17.8 mi
- Middle Beach: 17.9 mi
- Stannard Beach: 17.9 mi
- Chalker Beach: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Pine Ledge: 10.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 10.6 mi
- Crow Point: 15.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 16.5 mi
- Bluff Head: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 3.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 13.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 17.3 mi
- Old Spring: 23.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 20.2 mi
- Powder House: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 19.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 18 mi away.
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