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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 390 m in Connecticut. Above All stands 450 m to the north-northeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807605, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
390 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65815, -73.39984

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites: 47
  • Mill Ruins: 2.6 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 4.2 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 6.2 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 6.4 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 40
Attractions: 24
Beaches: 16
Gardens: 15
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 9
  • Jean Widmark: 9.1 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 16.9 mi
  • greek letter pi: 17.1 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 19.7 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hermit spring: 23.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Above AllNNE 27°450 m5.3 mi
Bromica MountainN 354°428 m6.0 mi
Huckleberry HillN 10°426 m5.7 mi
Mauwee PeakN 349°426 m6.3 mi
Saint Johns PeakNNW 347°407 m6.4 mi
Bald HillNNW 343°400 m4.7 mi
Kent MountainNNW 339°389 m5.6 mi
Rabbit HillNE 42°385 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260018

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