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Killkenny Rocks

Killkenny Rocks, seen from above at true elevation

Killkenny Rocks rises to 194 m in Connecticut. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is South Wall, a cliff 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808141, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
194 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.75760, -72.79732
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Asa Spaulding Porter: 1.1 mi
  • Newton C. Brainard: 1.9 mi
  • Jessie's Community Gardens: 2.6 mi
  • West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Noah Webster Statue: 2.9 mi
Parks
  • Farmington Club: 1.4 mi
  • Buena Vista Recreational Complex: 1.7 mi
  • Fernridge Park: 2.4 mi
  • Westmoor Park: 2.6 mi
  • West Hartford Veterans Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Steven Sauter Rock: 2.0 mi
  • The Carrals: 4.3 mi
  • Trolley Offices Sign: 4.4 mi
  • Carousel: 4.4 mi
  • Swimming Pool: 4.4 mi
Museums
Waterfalls
  • Mill Pond Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Seven Steps Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Fetzer Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 2.6 mi
  • 5-Sense Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Jessie's Community Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Primary Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 46
Cliffs: 19
  • South Wall: 0.6 mi
  • Solar Panel: 0.6 mi
  • Superstructure: 0.7 mi
  • Garden Wall: 1.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 1.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 15.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 15.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Killkenny Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainW 269°354 m10.2 mi
Scranton MountainW 272°300 m8.8 mi
Mount HopeWSW 252°297 m9.5 mi
Schoolhouse HillWNW 283°288 m9.8 mi
Barnes HillWNW 285°283 m8.4 mi
Talcott MountainN 359°276 m3.7 mi
Garrett MountainWNW 291°275 m9.6 mi
Chippens HillWSW 248°269 m10.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 208294 — Killkenny Rocks, Capitol County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359265116

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