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Barns Hill

Barns Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Barns Hill rises to 155 m in Connecticut. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the west, 1.1 miles off. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 4.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807582, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
155 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.49454, -71.91730
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wyassup Lake Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
  • Preston Highway Park: 3.3 mi
  • Avery Pond Water Access: 3.3 mi
  • Amos Lake Water Access: 3.5 mi
  • Downer-Doanes Park: 3.8 mi
Museums
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Cellar Hole: 2.9 mi
  • Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 5.5 mi
  • H. C. Anthony Stockade: 7.5 mi
  • Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 7.5 mi
  • Mill Brook Bridge: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 41
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 18
Waterfalls: 10
  • Yantic Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Ayer's Gap Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Skate Hut: 14.3 mi
  • Powder House: 14.5 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 15.6 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 15.8 mi
  • Big Beach: 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Factory Pond: 17.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Barns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainW163 m1.1 mi
Chapman HillE158 m2.9 mi
Stone HillN157 m8.5 mi
Pendleton HillE153 m3.8 mi
Bay MountainN152 m3.2 mi
Stewart HillESE149 m2.1 mi
Ayer HillWSW144 m2.2 mi
Cossaduck HillSSE139 m1.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1115:3716:22

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359279074

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