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Turtle Rock

Turtle Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Turtle Rock rises to 149 m in Connecticut. Beech Hill stands 452 m to the north-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Cobble, a peak 0.8 miles away.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
149 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.75288, -73.11317
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Bunnell's Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Pinnacle Rock: 2.0 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 5.6 mi
  • Tory's Den: 6.4 mi
  • Rock House: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Ben Franklin: 14.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 14.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 14.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 14.5 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 2.4 mi
  • Judea Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 13.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 29
  • Hornet's Nest: 1.8 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 6.5 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.6 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.6 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 8.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Turtle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech HillNNW 328°452 m9.3 mi
Lucas HillNW 321°430 m8.6 mi
School HillNW 310°425 m9.3 mi
Pie HillNW 307°412 m6.1 mi
Milton HillWNW 298°408 m8.7 mi
Town HillWNW 301°407 m7.2 mi
Walnut MountainN 360°400 m7.0 mi
Mount ProspectW 263°400 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270723

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