Peak · Connecticut
Shingle Hill
Shingle Hill rises to 52 m in Connecticut. High Rock stands 216 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Shingle Hill Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808615, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 52 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.25954, -72.97149
- 6.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Shingle Hill Park: 0.3 mi
- Ray Park: 1.1 mi
- Manley Heights: 1.9 mi
- Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Ewen Farm Preserve: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Walter Brennan Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Ken Strong Stadium: 0.7 mi
- Painter Park: 0.7 mi
- Bradley Point Park: 0.8 mi
- Savin Rock Park: 0.9 mi
Museums
- Ward Heitmann House Museum: 1.5 mi
- National Art Museum of Sport: 2.2 mi
- The Hill Museum of Arts: 3.1 mi
- Connecticut Childrens Museum: 4.3 mi
- One Hundred Second Infantry Regiment Museum: 4.4 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 0.8 mi
- Prospect Beach: 0.9 mi
- Rocky Beach: 1.6 mi
- Oyster River Beach: 1.8 mi
- Swift St. Beach: 2.2 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Defenders’ Monument: 2.9 mi
- Wounded combat veterans’ monument: 3.1 mi
- Bishop Clinton and Pastor Julia Mccarter Corner: 3.3 mi
- Fort Hale Point: 3.5 mi
Peaks
- Jones Hill: 0.9 mi
- Marsh Hill: 1.2 mi
- Allington Hill: 2.4 mi
- Eels Hill: 3.2 mi
- Burwell Hill: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 46
- Yale Landscape Lab: 1.3 mi
- Truman Street Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Peace Garden At West River: 3.4 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Wintergreen Falls: 6.0 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 6.8 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 7.6 mi
- Sperry Falls: 8.6 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 21
- John B Pierce: 3.5 mi
- An American Dream: 3.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 4.8 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 5.1 mi
- Turtle Statue: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 15
- PEZ Visitor Center: 1.4 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.2 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.3 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 13.4 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.4 mi
- Pond View: 14.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 14.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Forbes Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Chimney Corner: 13.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 17.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 17.8 mi
- Bethel Rock: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 4.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 4.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 10.1 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 12.5 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 12.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Shingle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | N 8° | 216 m | 10.6 mi |
| Great Hill | NW 314° | 202 m | 10.4 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | N 354° | 193 m | 11.6 mi |
| Israel Hill | WNW 294° | 192 m | 11.9 mi |
| Rockhouse Hill | NW 315° | 192 m | 12.3 mi |
| Round Hill | N 349° | 190 m | 8.9 mi |
| Upper White Hills | WNW 303° | 188 m | 11.5 mi |
| Peck Hill | NNW 337° | 171 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210829 — Shingle Hill, South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359269459
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