Peak · Connecticut
Bashon Hill
Bashon Hill rises to 152 m in Connecticut. Gates Hill stands 204 m to the north, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31807594, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 152 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56121, -72.19925
- 9.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 28.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Scott Hill: 1.2 mi
- Standish Hill: 1.7 mi
- Blue Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bear Hill: 2.4 mi
- Brush Hill: 2.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Odetah Camping Resort: 2.1 mi
- Rosemarie Lane Open Space: 2.3 mi
- Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Bear Hill Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Pember Wetlands: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Savin Lake Park: 2.6 mi
- Fernwood Playground: 3.8 mi
- Firemen's Field: 3.9 mi
- Gardner Lake State Park: 4.4 mi
Museums
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 2.3 mi
- Lebanon Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- William Beaumont House: 5.4 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 5.5 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Dr. William Beaumont: 6.0 mi
- plaque: 6.1 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 6.8 mi
- Miantonomo: 7.7 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 46
- Yantic Falls: 6.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.2 mi
Beaches: 46
- Kiddie's Beach: 14.4 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 16.3 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 16.4 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 16.6 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 16.8 mi
Artworks: 41
- Muffler Man: 6.2 mi
- Nevertheless: 6.9 mi
- Promised Day: 6.9 mi
- River Blue: 7.4 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 40
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 8.3 mi
- Devil's Oven: 9.3 mi
- turtle rock: 9.5 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 9.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 10.0 mi
Gardens: 32
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 6.7 mi
- fern and rock garden: 9.8 mi
- Mary's Garden: 10.5 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 11.3 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 12.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.9 mi
- Coney Rock: 16.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 18.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Johnsonville Village: 14.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 16.9 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 11.4 mi
- Old Spring: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 14.9 mi
- Powder House: 15.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Bashon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Hill | N 354° | 204 m | 8.5 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | N 6° | 185 m | 8.1 mi |
| Sweet Hill | NNW 348° | 183 m | 7.7 mi |
| Chapel Hill | S 181° | 182 m | 6.4 mi |
| Buckley Hill | W 264° | 176 m | 7.8 mi |
| Long Hill | WSW 245° | 175 m | 7.8 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NW 324° | 174 m | 3.9 mi |
| Maynard Hill | SSW 198° | 174 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359259929
Day trips start here
- Norwich · 6 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 7 mi
- Montville · 7 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 7 mi
- Preston · 11 mi
- Willimantic · 11 mi
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