Nature reserve · Connecticut
Mason Hill Conservation Area
Mason Hill Conservation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the east-southeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Killingly
How to reach it
Coordinates41.87232, -71.84467
- 5.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bear Hill: 0.7 mi
- Horse Hill: 0.8 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Yosemite Valley Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Anna Perry Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Schneider Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Rainsford B. Sherman Memorial Forest: 1.9 mi
- 1892 Conservation Area: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Pineville Mill: 0.9 mi
- Six Toes trail marker: 6.0 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 7.5 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 8.0 mi
Parks
- East Killingly Soccer Field: 2.0 mi
- Owen Bell Park: 2.6 mi
- Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 4.1 mi
- Danielson Lions Park: 4.2 mi
- Letters Street Green: 4.3 mi
Artworks
- Motion: 18.2 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 19.3 mi
- Graffiti Mural: 20.0 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 21.1 mi
- Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 21.1 mi
Museums: 50
- Aspinock Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 4.9 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 7.2 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 45
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 8.6 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.6 mi
- Crazy Corners: 11.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 13.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 22
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 18.9 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 18.9 mi
- Manton Bend Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Small House Garden: 20.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 19
- Wescott Beach: 7.7 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 9.8 mi
- YWCA Beach: 12.0 mi
- Flynns Beach: 12.1 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Cargill Falls: 4.5 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 10.4 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.6 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 14.2 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Woodward's Rock: 7.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.5 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Thirsty Beaver: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic: 15.9 mi
- Site #36: 21.1 mi
- Little Beach: 22.0 mi
- Big Beach: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 21.0 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Mason Hill Conservation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | ESE 115° | 256 m | 3.7 mi |
| Durfee Hill | ENE 75° | 244 m | 5.4 mi |
| Whites Hill | E 84° | 240 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 82° | 235 m | 4.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 283° | 229 m | 5.9 mi |
| Hamlet Hill | W 279° | 226 m | 7.4 mi |
| Benson Mountain | NNE 17° | 226 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Hygeia | ESE 108° | 224 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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