Higganum, CT Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Higganum, Connecticut, shaded from 0 ft near the middle to 600 ft on the south side
Elevation
600 ft 185 m450 ft 140 m380 ft 115 m230 ft 70 m76 ft 23 m0 ft 0 m
Contours every 100 ft, bold every 500 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
Tilt and turn the terrain; hills are raised 1.5×, or set ×1 for true height.
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Area
Fades everything outside the official CDP boundary (US Census).

Elevation Data

Higganum sits at about 190 ft (55 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
190 ft 55 m
most residents: 78–400 ft
Lowest
0 ft 0 m
near the middle
Highest
600 ft 185 m
on the south side
Average
250 ft 75 m
all land inside the CDP boundary

Higganum spans about 600 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
190 ft55 m
Highest point
Inside the CDP boundary, on the south side
600 ft185 m
Lowest point
Inside the CDP boundary, near the middle
0 ft0 m
Town center
USGS map point for Higganum
56 ft17 m
Average of all land250 ft75 m

Elevation profile, west to east

3.4 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Higganum, Connecticut, shaded from 0 ft near the middle to 600 ft on the south side
CDP boundary (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 40 ft (12 m).
Location
Unincorporated community (census-designated place) in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
Population
2,089 2020 Census
Land area
6.2 sq mi + 0.3 sq mi water
Density
337 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.4970° N, 72.5570° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
New England
Drains to
Connecticut River → Long Island Sound
ZIP codes 2
06438 06441
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Higganum190 ft
  2. East Marion, NY31 ft
  3. Shelter Island, NY25 ft
  4. Dering Harbor, NY25 ft
  5. Shelter Island Heights, NY25 ft
  6. Peconic, NY20 ft
  7. Fishers Island, NY20 ft
  8. Southold, NY18 ft
  9. Greenport West, NY12 ft
  10. Village of Greenport, NY10 ft
  11. Orient, NY10 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Mount Everett2,608 ft
  • Bible Rock620 ft
  • Big Hill520 ft
  • Walkley Hill330 ft
  • Scovill Rock330 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the CDP boundary, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census CDP boundary (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Higganum is an unincorporated community; figures cover the census-designated place, a statistical area.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.