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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

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Coordinates41.30704, -72.39092

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • 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
Beaches
Museums
Attractions: 33
  • 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
Waterfalls: 30
  • Cascade: 9.6 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Cascade: 10.7 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 11.5 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 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 9.6 miles of Jacobs Peak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNW 323°138 m9.5 mi
Mount ArcherNNE 14°136 m6.9 mi
Grassy HillNE 42°129 m8.7 mi
Wig HillNW 324°128 m8.3 mi
Tower HillWNW 297°126 m7.5 mi
Nickerson HillNNE 28°123 m7.1 mi
Honey HillNNE 13°114 m6.2 mi
Brown HillNNE 34°112 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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