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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 232 m in Connecticut. Ragged Hill stands 265 m to the north-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 205255)

Wikidata Q31807609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
232 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78649, -72.10008

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 1.2 mi
  • Edward Garrison Park: 1.8 mi
  • Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 3.4 mi
  • Mount Hope Park: 3.8 mi
  • Halls Pond Boat Launch: 3.8 mi
Historic sites: 60
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.7 mi
  • Old root cellar: 6.4 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 7.0 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
  • Israel Putnam Memorial: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 1.6 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Cascades: 9.6 mi
  • Cascades: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 28
Gardens: 18
  • Thread City Family Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 8.1 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 12.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 16.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ragged HillNNE 24°265 m8.8 mi
Sprague HillNNE 16°257 m5.7 mi
Sherman HillNNE 24°252 m6.8 mi
Wheaton HillNNE 25°251 m8.1 mi
Pisgah HillNNE 19°248 m7.2 mi
Wenberg HillNW 317°245 m9.1 mi
Pumpkin HillNNW 343°241 m4.2 mi
Sunset HillENE 61°240 m1.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359259802

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