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Hitchcock Mountain Wildlife Conservation Easement

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Hitchcock Mountain Wildlife Conservation Easement from directly overhead

Hitchcock Mountain Wildlife Conservation Easement is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 243 m. Bell Hill stands 336 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.

What the record says

Built
2007-12-28

How to reach it

Coordinates42.17859, -72.05592

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Carpenter Hill: 0.1 mi
  • Stone Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Wheelock Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Gay Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Doane Hill: 1.9 mi
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 2.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.2 mi
  • Path Continues: 2.3 mi
  • Old Root Cellar: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Mill-Station Park: 3.1 mi
  • Railroad Park: 3.2 mi
  • Railroad Park: 3.4 mi
  • Brookfield Town Common: 3.5 mi
  • Lewis Field: 3.6 mi
Museums: 22
Artworks: 19
Gardens: 18
  • Herb Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Small House Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.5 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 12.6 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 8
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Cargill Falls: 19.6 mi
  • Cascade: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 11.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Hitchcock Mountain Wildlife Conservation Easement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bell HillNNW 348°336 m7.3 mi
Little Mugget HillE 99°328 m4.4 mi
Long HillENE 76°328 m4.8 mi
Prouty HillNE 41°327 m6.3 mi
Burncoat HillNE 46°327 m6.5 mi
Flat HillENE 69°324 m5.0 mi
Tarbell HillN 351°322 m6.7 mi
Gately HillNE 55°312 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:29
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465766716962504131
Precip in3.73.24.34.33.53.94.04.44.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Brimfield Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29755665

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