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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 179 m in Connecticut. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the east-southeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Horse Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America; geonames ID = 5282059

Wikidata Q31807611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
179 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.87177, -71.83202

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Pineville Mill: 1.5 mi
  • Six Toes trail marker: 5.7 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 8.1 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 8.4 mi
Parks
  • East Killingly Soccer Field: 1.8 mi
  • Owen Bell Park: 3.1 mi
  • Danielson Lions Park: 4.5 mi
  • Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Letters Street Green: 4.8 mi
Artworks
  • Motion: 18.5 mi
  • Statue of Hachikō: 18.7 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 19.4 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 20.4 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 20.7 mi
Museums: 48
Attractions: 42
Gardens: 22
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Small House Garden: 21.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 18
  • Cargill Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 9.8 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.4 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 7
  • Thirsty Beaver: 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic: 16.4 mi
  • Site #36: 20.4 mi
  • Little Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Big Beach: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillESE 120°256 m3.1 mi
Durfee HillENE 73°244 m4.7 mi
Whites HillE 83°240 m3.0 mi
Pine HillE 81°235 m3.8 mi
Prospect HillWNW 282°229 m6.5 mi
Hamlet HillW 279°226 m8.0 mi
Benson MountainNNE 13°226 m8.5 mi
Mount HygeiaESE 110°224 m3.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4420:27
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260025

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