Beacon Hill
Beacon Hill rises to 58 m in Connecticut. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Marlin Estate, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31807602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 58 m
How to reach it
- 10.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 28.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Marlin Estate: 0.1 mi
- Fort Wooster Park: 0.1 mi
- Burr Community Park: 0.5 mi
- East Shore Park: 0.6 mi
- Peat Meadow Park: 0.7 mi
- Chidsey Hill: 0.4 mi
- Raynham Hill: 0.4 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 0.8 mi
- Beacon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Branford Hill: 2.3 mi
- Fort Hale Point: 1.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.3 mi
- East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 1.3 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Quarry Park Preserve: 1.5 mi
- East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area: 1.8 mi
- Morris Creek Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Beacon Hill Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Shell Beach: 2.5 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 2.7 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 2.7 mi
- Momauguin Beach: 2.8 mi
- Short Beach: 2.8 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 2.4 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 2.5 mi
- Truman Street Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascade: 7.3 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 8.5 mi
- Sperry Falls: 8.5 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 8.7 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 2.6 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 5.6 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 9.3 mi
- Bear Cave: 11.1 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 11.2 mi
- John B Pierce: 2.5 mi
- An American Dream: 2.6 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 3.4 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 3.6 mi
- Turtle Statue: 3.8 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Chimney Corner: 9.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 23.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 9.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.8 mi
- Pond View: 18.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 18.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 18.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 14.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 14.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 16.8 mi
- Cold Spring: 3.2 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 16.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.2 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | NNW 344° | 216 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 1° | 206 m | 10.3 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 332° | 193 m | 11.3 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 322° | 190 m | 9.2 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 313° | 183 m | 9.8 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NE 39° | 176 m | 10.3 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 311° | 171 m | 9.7 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | NE 52° | 156 m | 10.6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1933291 — Beacon Hill, South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359283728
Day trips start here
- Old Saybrook · 26 mi
- Essex · 27 mi
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