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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
Peaks
Attractions
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
Waterfalls
  • Cascades: 3.2 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade: 5.6 mi
  • Cascade: 7.3 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 7.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • 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
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
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 9.6 miles of Southington Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainN 0°313 m3.4 mi
Lindsley HillNNW 330°312 m1.8 mi
Clinton HillWNW 292°303 m3.4 mi
West PeakESE 116°301 m6.0 mi
Becar HillNW 305°297 m2.5 mi
Mount HopeN 351°297 m8.1 mi
Pine HillNW 310°295 m7.0 mi
Compounce MountainNNE 11°290 m2.3 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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