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Rock Rimmon

Rock Rimmon, seen from above at true elevation

Rock Rimmon rises to 199 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Lantern Ridge Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808528, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
199 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.42734, -73.05901

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 54
Waterfalls: 50
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 41
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 2.1 mi
  • Millstone: 5.9 mi
  • Millstone: 5.9 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 25
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pond View: 12.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.2 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Rock Rimmon. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNW 332°292 m8.4 mi
Andrews HillNNW 337°275 m4.2 mi
Woodruff HillNW 322°273 m5.5 mi
Mount SanfordENE 67°263 m6.2 mi
Turkey HillNNE 25°263 m7.3 mi
Prospect HillNE 38°260 m6.6 mi
Hopkins HillNNE 32°259 m4.9 mi
Prospect MountainNE 55°253 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:04
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359268227

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