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Bee Mountain

Bee Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Bee Mountain rises to 285 m in Connecticut. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Browns Corner Recreation Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807622, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
285 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82176, -72.98622

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Jones Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.7 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 5.7 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 57
Gardens: 55
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 9.9 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.4 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 50
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 3.3 mi
  • Wreck: 4.9 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 5.7 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 46
Cliffs: 26
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 2.0 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 7.1 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 7.2 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.5 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 4.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Bee Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platt HillNW 308°443 m8.5 mi
Walnut MountainWNW 289°400 m7.0 mi
Burr MountainNW 306°383 m6.4 mi
Jefferson HillWSW 240°378 m10.3 mi
Spencer HillNNW 330°365 m9.3 mi
Cotton HillWSW 257°360 m3.0 mi
Washington HillNNE 22°359 m9.9 mi
Ratlum MountainNNE 33°358 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260100

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