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White Rock

White Rock, seen from above at true elevation

White Rock rises to 100 m in Connecticut. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55010, -72.60454

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Riverfront Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bill Nolan Field: 2.0 mi
  • Hubbard Park: 2.1 mi
  • Barbara "Bobbi" Edinger Pocket Park: 2.1 mi
  • Tomasso Ballfield: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Waterfalls
Gardens
Artworks: 58
Attractions: 54
  • Come On Over Wall: 2.5 mi
  • grindstone: 3.0 mi
  • George Washington rock: 3.1 mi
  • Bible Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.1 mi
Beaches: 36
Cliffs: 20
Rest areas: 4
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of White Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainW 271°272 m7.0 mi
Meshomasic MountainNNE 30°265 m6.4 mi
Clark HillNE 53°241 m5.1 mi
Raccoon HillNE 36°228 m5.2 mi
Great HillNE 51°222 m3.3 mi
Beseck MountainWSW 251°219 m7.7 mi
Camels HumpW 266°207 m7.1 mi
Clark HillNNE 19°206 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 212083 — White Rock, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359272124

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