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Cochegan Rock

Cochegan Rock, a peak in Connecticut
Cochegan Rock, a peak in ConnecticutUnknown author Unknown author · Public domain
Cochegan Rock, a peak in Connecticut
Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain

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Cochegan Rock rises to 64 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west, 4.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rest Area I-395 (South Bound), a rest area 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

Cochegan Rock is the largest known boulder in Connecticut. Located in Montville, it is about 54 feet long, 58 feet wide, and 50 feet high. It is estimated to weigh around 7,000 tons.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q31807826, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
64 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.47065, -72.12341

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Fort Shantok Park: 2.3 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 2.4 mi
  • Trading Cove Association: 2.5 mi
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 54
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 37
  • Yantic Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Silver Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Cascade: 9.7 mi
  • Cascade: 9.7 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 4.9 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 5.0 mi
  • The Whale: 8.2 mi
  • turtle rock: 8.6 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 0.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Cochegan Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillW 268°182 m4.1 mi
Maynard HillW 265°174 m6.1 mi
Forsyth HillW 276°171 m5.2 mi
Raymond HillWNW 299°170 m3.3 mi
Dolbeare HillW 264°162 m3.0 mi
Wawecus HillN 350°153 m4.7 mi
Bear HillNNW 331°152 m5.0 mi
Bargy LedgesNW 326°151 m4.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206345 — Cochegan Rock, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261928

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