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Bluff Head

Bluff Head, seen from above at true elevation

Bluff Head rises to 163 m in Connecticut. Lindsley Hill stands 312 m to the north, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Kathan Woods, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807648, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
163 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51343, -72.95010

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 2.9 mi
  • Rochambeau Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Carrie Welton Fountain: 5.5 mi
  • Clock-On-The-Green: 5.6 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 5.6 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 59
Artworks: 55
Attractions: 53
  • Libby's Lump: 7.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.2 mi
  • 1954: 11.2 mi
  • Rock House: 11.2 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 11.8 mi
Beaches: 49
Cliffs: 22
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 9.2 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 11.5 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 13.2 mi
  • Green Wall: 14.3 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 9.5 mi
  • Pond View: 20.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 20.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 20.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 4.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Bluff Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindsley HillN 354°312 m7.6 mi
Clinton HillNNW 337°303 m7.8 mi
West PeakENE 58°301 m6.5 mi
Becar HillNNW 345°297 m7.7 mi
Compounce MountainN 4°290 m8.2 mi
Southington MountainN 1°281 m6.0 mi
East PeakENE 63°277 m6.6 mi
Andrews HillWSW 254°275 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1933341 — Bluff Head, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359283815

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