Bear Hill
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.
The story
Mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America; geonames ID = 5282059.
Wikidata Q31807611, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 179 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 19.9 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 22 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mason Hill Conservation Area: 0.7 mi
- Yosemite Valley Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Schneider Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Edward R. Laby Memorial Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Anna Perry Open Space: 1.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Horse Hill: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.7 mi
- Breakneck Hill: 1.3 mi
- Torry Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.2 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 5.0 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 5.2 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 7.8 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 8.9 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 9.2 mi
- Crazy Corners: 10.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 11.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 13.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 14.0 mi
- Wescott Beach: 7.1 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 9.9 mi
- YWCA Beach: 11.5 mi
- Flynns Beach: 11.6 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
- 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
- Rain Gardens: 21.5 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 6.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.4 mi
- Lower Heart: 20.5 mi
- 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
- 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: 16.4 mi
- Little Beach: 21.5 mi
- Big Beach: 21.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.5 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 21.9 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.8 mi
- Bara-Hack: 9.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerimoth Hill | ESE 120° | 256 m | 3.1 mi |
| Durfee Hill | ENE 73° | 244 m | 4.7 mi |
| Whites Hill | E 83° | 240 m | 3.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | E 81° | 235 m | 3.8 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 282° | 229 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hamlet Hill | W 279° | 226 m | 8.0 mi |
| Benson Mountain | NNE 13° | 226 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Hygeia | ESE 110° | 224 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:44 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359260025
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