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Split Rock

Split Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Split Rock rises to 85 m in Connecticut. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hurd State Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
85 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51788, -72.55009

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Brickyard Ballfield: 0.9 mi
  • Rock Park: 1.9 mi
  • Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
  • Middle Haddam Historic District: 2.5 mi
  • Cobolt Landing: 2.7 mi
Museums
Artworks: 58
Gardens: 57
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 4.7 mi
  • Lions Club Pavilion: 5.5 mi
  • Soldiers Monument: 5.7 mi
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 46
  • grindstone: 0.6 mi
  • George Washington rock: 1.6 mi
  • Bible Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 5.0 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 5.3 mi
Beaches: 44
Waterfalls: 37
Cliffs: 16
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Split Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meshomasic MountainN265 m7.8 mi
Clark HillNNE241 m5.5 mi
Raccoon HillN228 m6.4 mi
Baker HillNNE204 m5.8 mi
Goose HillS201 m5.2 mi
Bear HillW199 m2.2 mi
Mount PisgahSW196 m8.1 mi
Chestnut MountainWSW186 m3.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211065 — Split Rock, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269835

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