- Elevation, modelled
- 175 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Snow Hill362 m · 9.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16916.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8190, -72.2697
Hillside Environmental Education Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 175 m. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mansfield Community Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 16 miles off.
- Operated by
- University of Connecticut
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Hillside Environmental Education Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Hill | NNE 18° | 362 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sky Hill | NNE 23° | 331 m | 9.9 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NW 306° | 294 m | 7.4 mi |
| Whifford Hill | N 6° | 291 m | 5.0 mi |
| Westford Hill | NNE 31° | 290 m | 7.6 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NW 326° | 290 m | 8.5 mi |
| Grant Hill | W 269° | 284 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NW 315° | 282 m | 7.4 mi |
- 16.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 20.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Westgate Lane Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Swamp Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Thomas Drive Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Storrs Road Open Space: 0.9 mi
- North Eagleville Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
Museums
- J. Robert Donnelly Husky Heritage Sports Museum: 1.0 mi
- William Benton Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry: 1.7 mi
- Hellenic Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mansfield Historical Society: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Horsebarn Hill: 1.2 mi
- Ball Hill: 2.2 mi
- Pinney Hill: 2.7 mi
- Riley Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Cassidy Hill: 3.6 mi
Parks
- The Thomas and Bette Wolff Family Park: 1.2 mi
- Mansfield Town Square: 1.7 mi
- Merrow Meadow Park: 2.3 mi
- Pine Lake Community Club: 2.3 mi
- Eagleville Pond Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 2.0 mi
- Old root cellar: 2.6 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 3.5 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 59
- The Walking Wall: 1.1 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 1.1 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 1.1 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 1.1 mi
- The Arc: 1.1 mi
Gardens: 41
- Mansfield Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 1.0 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 1.0 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 1.0 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 36
- Wolf Rock: 5.1 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 8.6 mi
- filled-in well: 9.2 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 9.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Cascades: 0.8 mi
- Cascades: 0.9 mi
- Codfish Falls: 2.2 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 7.7 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 7
- Halls Pond Beach: 3.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 12.3 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 18.7 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 21.2 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 3.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 3.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 5.1 mi
- Flag Rock: 9.4 mi
- Crow Point: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 10.9 mi
- Bara-Hack: 14.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic: 16.8 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 7.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Storrs · 1 mi
- Tolland · 6 mi
- Willimantic · 8 mi
- Union · 13 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 15 mi
- Somers · 15 mi
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