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Jacobs Peak

Jacobs Peak, seen from above at true elevation

Jacobs Peak rises to 55 m in Connecticut. Turkey Hill stands 138 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808113, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
55 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.30704, -72.39092

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 60
  • Suellen Kozy McCuin: 2.1 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Westbrook Honor Roll: 3.3 mi
  • In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 3.3 mi
  • Westbrook: 3.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
Beaches
Nature reserves
Attractions: 29
  • Stone Table: 4.7 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 8.1 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 8.2 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 9.3 mi
  • tri-town marker: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 22
  • Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 11.5 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 11.6 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 14.2 mi
Waterfalls: 20
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Jacobs Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNW138 m9.5 mi
Mount ArcherNNE136 m6.9 mi
Grassy HillNE129 m8.7 mi
Wig HillNW128 m8.3 mi
Tower HillWNW126 m7.5 mi
Nickerson HillNNE123 m7.1 mi
Honey HillNNE114 m6.2 mi
Brown HillNNE112 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264838

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