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Beech Hill

Beech Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beech Hill rises to 429 m in Connecticut. Abbey Hill stands 544 m to the north-northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Nature Conservancy Girdler Property (Easement), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31807626, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
429 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02121, -73.06761

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Mount Prospect: 1.4 mi
  • Bull Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 1.9 mi
  • Babbitt Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Sunset Hill: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Howells Pond Boat Launch: 3.9 mi
  • Maasser Park: 5.0 mi
  • North Green: 6.0 mi
  • Wood Creek Pond Boat Launch: 6.5 mi
  • Town Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
  • World War I Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 10.4 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 10.6 mi
  • East Canaan Veterans Monument: 11.1 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 52
Attractions: 41
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 2.0 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 6.3 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 7.5 mi
  • state boundary marker: 8.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 8.7 mi
Gardens: 37
  • Southwick Community Garden: 13.4 mi
  • Flower Gardens: 15.1 mi
  • Herb Gardens: 15.1 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 15.1 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 33
  • The Globe: 15.9 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 16.0 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 17.7 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 17.8 mi
  • Epiphany: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • The Beech: 3.3 mi
  • Space Invaders: 3.4 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 3.4 mi
  • Acorn Face: 3.4 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 3.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 10.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.2 mi
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 19.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Abbey HillNNW 330°544 m9.4 mi
Bald MountainW 273°539 m7.7 mi
Town HillNNW 337°538 m9.0 mi
Cowles HillNW 319°537 m7.4 mi
East Bald MountainW 275°519 m6.8 mi
Higley HillNW 304°518 m6.7 mi
Seymour MountainNW 324°517 m3.1 mi
Dodds MountainNW 322°516 m4.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1719:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1815:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564696760483828
Precip in4.03.34.23.94.15.04.84.74.95.14.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260113

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