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Bates Hill

Bates Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bates Hill rises to 129 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Open Space, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.1 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
129 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92704, -71.89674

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Robert J. Miller Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dr. Robert R. Johnston Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Letters Street Green: 0.7 mi
  • Providence Street Park: 0.8 mi
  • Veterans Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks: 41
Museums: 38
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cargill Falls: 1.1 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 17.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 17.2 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Small House Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 16.2 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 15
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 18.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 11.5 mi
  • Site #36: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 21.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Bates Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillWNW 287°283 m6.7 mi
Joe Margy HillWNW 290°281 m7.4 mi
Aplin HillWNW 287°276 m7.5 mi
Bradford HillWNW 290°267 m8.0 mi
Thunder HillWNW 285°265 m6.9 mi
Ragged HillWSW 256°265 m7.1 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillW 265°265 m7.2 mi
Rocky HillW 274°264 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205308 — Bates Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359259954

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