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Southington Mountain

Southington Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Southington Mountain rises to 281 m in Connecticut. South Mountain stands 313 m to the north, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolcott Green, a park 1.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808635, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
281 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.59982, -72.94788
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • Rochambeau Monument: 2.5 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 5.1 mi
  • Carrie Welton Fountain: 5.7 mi
  • Clock-On-The-Green: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 59
  • Butterfly Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 7.3 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 58
Artworks: 50
  • Maori Head: 5.6 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 5.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 5.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 5.9 mi
  • Home: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 7.7 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 9.3 mi
Beaches: 23
Cliffs: 21
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.7 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.9 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 8.5 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 8.6 mi
  • Green Wall: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 2.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Cold Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 19.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 22.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
  • Pond View: 24.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Southington Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainN313 m3.4 mi
Lindsley HillNNW312 m1.8 mi
Clinton HillWNW303 m3.4 mi
West PeakESE301 m6.0 mi
Becar HillNW297 m2.5 mi
Mount HopeN297 m8.1 mi
Compounce MountainNNE290 m2.3 mi
Holt HillNW288 m8.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211031 — Southington Mountain, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269776

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