Peak · Connecticut
Spy Rock
Spy Rock rises to 96 m in Connecticut. Ekonk Hill stands 204 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Camper's World at Hopeville Pond, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 96 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.62260, -71.93507
- 3.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 4.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 4.4 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Hopeville Pond Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Jewett City Little League Complex: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- David Hale Fanning Park: 2.6 mi
- Pachaug Pond Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Geer Hill: 2.2 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 2.3 mi
- Taylor Hill: 2.3 mi
- Stone Hill: 2.4 mi
- Ross Hill: 3.1 mi
Museums
- John Bishop House: 4.5 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 5.5 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 8.9 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Camper's World at Hopeville Pond: 1.1 mi
- Ross Hill Park Family Campground: 2.5 mi
- Quinebaug River Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
- Irma and Charles Levonius Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Rogers Prehistoric Archaeological Site: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Miantonomo: 7.9 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 9.6 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 10.1 mi
- plaque: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 41
- Promised Day: 9.9 mi
- Nevertheless: 10.0 mi
- Muffler Man: 10.7 mi
- River Blue: 12.0 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 31
- Moosup Pond Beach: 8.3 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 18.1 mi
- Williams Beach: 19.2 mi
- DuBois Beach: 20.4 mi
- Groton Beach: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 4.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 5.5 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 6.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 6.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 22
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 9.3 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 15.4 mi
- Mary's Garden: 15.5 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Sprout Garden: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Stepstone Falls: 9.1 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 9.5 mi
- Yantic Falls: 10.1 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 10.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Little Beach: 19.7 mi
- Big Beach: 19.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 20.9 mi
- Powder House: 21.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 18.5 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 22.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Old Spring: 14.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.5 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 22.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 22.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 18.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Spy Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonk Hill | NE 54° | 204 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bare Hill | ENE 74° | 193 m | 4.2 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NE 47° | 189 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sterling Hill | NE 43° | 187 m | 6.6 mi |
| Westminster Hill | NW 324° | 187 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | ENE 63° | 186 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pachaug Hill | NE 49° | 174 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pleasure Hill | W 281° | 172 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359269880
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 3 mi
- Norwich · 9 mi
- Preston · 9 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 10 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 13 mi
- Ledyard · 13 mi
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