Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill rises to 29 m in Connecticut. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.
The story
Beacon Hill, (est.) 130 feet (40 m) above sea level, is a traprock outcrop located 1.2 miles (1.9 km) southeast of New Haven, Connecticut overlooking the mouth of the Farm River 1.2 miles north of Long Island Sound. It is the southernmost notable summit of the Metacomet Ridge which extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to nearly the Vermont border. Beacon Hill is known for its scenic ledges overlooking a surrounding salt marsh and the greater Sound and for its unique microclimate ecosystems and rare plant communities. Beacon Hill is traversed by several trails, most notably the 28-mile (45 km) Branford Trail. The Shoreline Trolley Museum runs trolley service to the base of the hill. Beacon Hill should not be confused with Beacon Hill of New Haven, another traprock hill, 2 miles (3 km) to the west.
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Wikidata Q338103, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 29 m
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 26.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Beacon Hill Preserve: 0.3 mi
- East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area: 0.4 mi
- Short Beach Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Farm River State Park: 1.2 mi
- Bradford Nature Preserve: 1.6 mi
- The Shore Line Trolley Museum: 0.3 mi
- Connecticut Trolley Museum: 0.4 mi
- Harrison House Museum: 1.8 mi
- Connecticut Childrens Museum: 4.2 mi
- Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: 4.4 mi
- Marquis de LaFayette Encampment: 0.5 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 0.5 mi
- East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 0.6 mi
- World War Memorial: 0.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 0.6 mi
- East Haven Town Green: 0.5 mi
- Lions Park: 0.6 mi
- Margaret Tucker Park: 0.9 mi
- Pardee Park: 1.0 mi
- Burr Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Branford Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.6 mi
- Raynham Hill: 1.7 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Chidsey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Short Beach: 1.3 mi
- Front Beach: 1.7 mi
- Victoria Beach: 1.9 mi
- Momauguin Beach: 1.9 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 2.1 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 3.7 mi
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Truman Street Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cascade: 7.7 mi
- Cascade: 9.2 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 9.7 mi
- Sperry Falls: 10.2 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 0.9 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 7.2 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 7.6 mi
- Bear Cave: 10.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 13.0 mi
- John B Pierce: 4.4 mi
- An American Dream: 4.5 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 4.8 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 5.3 mi
- Turtle Statue: 5.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
- Pond View: 19.8 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 19.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.3 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Chimney Corner: 7.7 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 22.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 15.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 18.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 17.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | NNW 336° | 216 m | 10.6 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NNE 30° | 210 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 351° | 206 m | 11.1 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 317° | 190 m | 10.9 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 309° | 183 m | 11.7 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNE 29° | 176 m | 9.9 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 308° | 171 m | 11.5 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NE 44° | 167 m | 11.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359260002
Day trips start here
- Essex · 25 mi
- Old Saybrook · 25 mi
- Old Lyme · 29 mi
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