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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

Peaks
Nature reserves
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
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
Museums
Beaches: 42
Artworks: 26
Attractions: 25
Waterfalls: 21
  • Yantic Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Cascade: 10.9 mi
  • Cascade: 11.1 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Ayer's Gap Falls: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 19
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
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Factory Pond: 17.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 21.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Barns Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainW 279°163 m1.1 mi
Chapman HillE 91°158 m2.9 mi
Stone HillN 9°157 m8.5 mi
Pendleton HillE 81°153 m3.8 mi
Bay MountainN 2°152 m3.2 mi
Stewart HillESE 123°149 m2.1 mi
Ayer HillWSW 249°144 m2.2 mi
Cossaduck HillSSE 155°139 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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