Orenaug Rocks
Orenaug Rocks rises to 132 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Orenaug Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808358, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 132 m
How to reach it
- 20.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Orenaug Park: 0.1 mi
- Manville Kettle Property: 0.7 mi
- Riverbend Durfee: 0.9 mi
- Trolley Bed Preserve - West Gate: 1.0 mi
- Riverbend: 1.0 mi
- Woodbury South Green: 0.2 mi
- Hollow Park: 0.5 mi
- Woodbury North Green: 0.7 mi
- Three Rivers Park: 1.2 mi
- George Bennett Park: 2.8 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 0.2 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 0.8 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.1 mi
- U.S.D.A plaque: 4.2 mi
- Orenaug Hills: 0.3 mi
- Joshua Hill: 1.1 mi
- Caleb Hill: 1.3 mi
- Sherman Hill: 1.3 mi
- Bear Hill: 1.6 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 5.4 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 6.4 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 6.9 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 5.2 mi
- Southford Falls: 6.0 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 8.5 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 8.8 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 0.3 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 6.8 mi
- Poet's Circle: 6.8 mi
- Biblical Garden: 6.8 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 10.2 mi
- Waterfront: 10.6 mi
- Boating Side: 10.7 mi
- Zoar Beach: 11.0 mi
- Millstone: 6.0 mi
- Millstone: 6.0 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 6.9 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 7.0 mi
- Jean Widmark: 3.9 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 8.3 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 8.3 mi
- Maori Head: 8.8 mi
- Bethel Rock: 0.1 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.3 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 9.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.4 mi
- Kelly Slide: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.6 mi
- Pond View: 15.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 15.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 15.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 16.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.2 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.3 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 18.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Orenaug Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painter Hill | NW 313° | 324 m | 6.0 mi |
| Carmel Hill | NNW 341° | 322 m | 7.2 mi |
| Magnolia Hill | N 5° | 294 m | 6.8 mi |
| Good Hill | WNW 290° | 292 m | 3.1 mi |
| Great Hill | E 97° | 292 m | 3.5 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | E 86° | 282 m | 1.8 mi |
| Greenleaf Hill | WNW 296° | 282 m | 5.7 mi |
| Andrews Hill | ESE 123° | 275 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359267092
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 29 mi
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