Peak · Connecticut
Mount Misery
Mount Misery rises to 130 m in Connecticut. Ekonk Hill stands 204 m to the north-northeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Beachdale Pond Boat Launch, a park 1.0 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 0.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808293, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 130 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58899, -71.87285
- 0.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 6.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 11.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 28 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Beachdale Pond Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
- Constitution Field: 1.0 mi
- Pasquale and Maria Camputaro Memorial Field: 2.1 mi
- Glasgo Pond Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
- Glasgo Pond Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Breakneck Hill: 1.8 mi
- Stone Hill: 2.1 mi
- Bare Hill: 3.6 mi
- Bay Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Spy Rock: 4.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Camper's World at Hopeville Pond: 3.3 mi
- Lockes Meadow Pond Wildlife Area: 4.9 mi
- Overlook Road West Open Space: 5.2 mi
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 5.4 mi
- Wickaboxet Camp: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 6.8 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 7.0 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 7.8 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 8.9 mi
- Miantonomo: 9.6 mi
Museums
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 7.0 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- John Bishop House: 7.6 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 9.1 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 44
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 9.8 mi
- Promised Day: 11.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 11.4 mi
- Stone Turtle: 11.8 mi
- Muffler Man: 12.3 mi
Beaches: 38
- Moosup Pond Beach: 9.8 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 16.5 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 17.0 mi
- Williams Beach: 17.4 mi
- DuBois Beach: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 25
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 6.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 8.0 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 10.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 12.4 mi
Gardens: 22
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 11.0 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 14.8 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 18.8 mi
- Sprout Garden: 18.8 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Stepstone Falls: 6.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 9.4 mi
- Yantic Falls: 11.8 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 13.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 14.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Big Beach: 16.8 mi
- Little Beach: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.7 mi
- Skate Hut: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 21.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.4 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 23.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Old Spring: 13.1 mi
- Windham Spring: 19.5 mi
- Factory Pond: 19.7 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 21.9 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 23.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 10.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 21.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Mount Misery. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonk Hill | NNE 12° | 204 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bald Hill | ENE 66° | 203 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bare Hill | NNE 13° | 193 m | 3.6 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NNE 24° | 189 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sterling Hill | N 10° | 187 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 28° | 186 m | 6.0 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | E 79° | 181 m | 10.7 mi |
| Pachaug Hill | N 2° | 174 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359266173
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 3 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 9 mi
- Preston · 9 mi
- Hopkinton · 10 mi
- North Stonington · 10 mi
- Wyoming · 10 mi
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