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Avery Hill

Avery Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Avery Hill rises to 96 m in Connecticut. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the east-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoddards Wharf Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807545, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
96 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.46232, -72.04563

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pfizer Field: 0.7 mi
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 1.4 mi
  • Aljen Heights: 1.4 mi
  • Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 3.5 mi
  • Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 4.5 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 5.3 mi
  • Miantonomo: 6.0 mi
Beaches: 49
Waterfalls: 28
Attractions: 26
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 2.7 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 2.7 mi
  • The Whale: 7.9 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.4 mi
  • Large Glacial Erratic: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 19
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 4.2 mi
  • Windham Spring: 20.0 mi
  • Factory Pond: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Avery Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainENE 67°163 m6.1 mi
Dolbeare HillW 272°162 m7.0 mi
Barns HillENE 71°155 m7.0 mi
Wawecus HillNW 317°153 m7.1 mi
Sharp HillW 262°149 m5.5 mi
Ayer HillENE 73°144 m4.8 mi
Wintechog HillE 91°139 m6.2 mi
Crandall HillW 263°137 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205165 — Avery Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359259669

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