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Castle Rock

Castle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Castle Rock rises to 105 m in Connecticut. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Seymour Historical Society Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807750, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
105 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38871, -73.07955

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Sochrin's Pond: 0.8 mi
  • French Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Chatfield Park: 1.6 mi
  • Abe Stone Park: 1.9 mi
  • Gary Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Beaches
Waterfalls: 52
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 29
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 2.0 mi
  • Millstone: 6.5 mi
  • Millstone: 6.6 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.6 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pond View: 9.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.3 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Castle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillN 355°275 m6.6 mi
Woodruff HillNNW 342°273 m7.3 mi
Hopkins HillNNE 28°259 m7.7 mi
Prospect MountainNE 44°253 m8.1 mi
Hunters MountainN 358°246 m5.5 mi
Walnut HillNW 322°242 m8.0 mi
Mulberry HillNNE 24°238 m7.2 mi
Huntington HillN 5°237 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1933419 — Castle Rock, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359283917

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