Skip to content

Becar Hill

Becar Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Becar Hill rises to 297 m in Connecticut. Johnnycake Mountain stands 354 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Peterson Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807618, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
297 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.62065, -72.98788

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Waterfalls
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Cascade: 3.3 mi
  • Cascades: 3.4 mi
  • Cascade: 5.0 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 3.8 mi
  • Rochambeau Monument: 4.9 mi
  • Carrie Welton Fountain: 5.2 mi
  • Clock-On-The-Green: 5.2 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Japanese Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 6.6 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 58
Artworks: 50
  • Maori Head: 5.3 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 5.4 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 5.4 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 5.5 mi
  • Home: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 3.4 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 5.5 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 6.7 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.8 mi
  • Green Wall: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 5.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
Springs: 5
  • Hermit spring: 17.6 mi
  • Cold Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 20.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 2.9 mi
  • Pond View: 24.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnnycake MountainN 358°354 m9.2 mi
South MountainNE 47°313 m2.9 mi
Lindsley HillE 82°312 m1.2 mi
Camp HillNW 309°311 m8.6 mi
Lattin HillNW 305°310 m7.7 mi
Walnut HillWNW 303°307 m7.7 mi
Clinton HillW 260°303 m1.1 mi
West PeakESE 118°301 m8.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260084

More peaks in Connecticut

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Becar Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens