Peak · Connecticut
Turtle Rock
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.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 149 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.75288, -73.11317
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Fuessenich Park Extension and Storrs Park: 2.6 mi
- Town Green: 3.0 mi
- Borzani Park: 3.0 mi
- Fuessenich Park: 3.1 mi
- Coe Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
Museums
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 3.4 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Litchfield Historical Society - Noyes Memorial Building: 3.9 mi
- White Memorial Conservation Center: 5.5 mi
- Railroad Museum of New England: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Pine Cobble: 0.8 mi
- Scoville Hill: 1.0 mi
- Jefferson Hill: 2.4 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 3.0 mi
- East Chestnut Hill: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Horticulture Therapy Farm, LLC: 1.0 mi
- Stillman-Danaher Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Harwinton Recreation & Conservation Area: 2.6 mi
- Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.7 mi
- Boyd Woods Audubon Sanctuary: 2.9 mi
Historic sites: 57
- Sap Evaporator: 2.8 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 4.5 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 6.7 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 7.0 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 48
- 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
Waterfalls: 41
- Knife Shop Falls: 3.8 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 7.9 mi
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
- Burlington Falls: 8.0 mi
- Burr Falls: 8.2 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: 34
- 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
- Sandy Beach: 6.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 7.3 mi
- Waterfront: 9.1 mi
- Boating Side: 9.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 11.8 mi
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
- Dudley Town: 12.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Turtle Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beech Hill | NNW 328° | 452 m | 9.3 mi |
| Lucas Hill | NW 321° | 430 m | 8.6 mi |
| School Hill | NW 310° | 425 m | 9.3 mi |
| Pie Hill | NW 307° | 412 m | 6.1 mi |
| Milton Hill | WNW 298° | 408 m | 8.7 mi |
| Walnut Mountain | N 360° | 400 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Prospect | W 263° | 400 m | 7.8 mi |
| Mount Tom | WSW 244° | 393 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359270723
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