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Beecher Hill

Beecher Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Beecher Hill rises to 430 m in Connecticut. Cowles Hill stands 537 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Army Corps of Engineers benchmark, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 14 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807627, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
430 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.01954, -73.01705

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
  • Sunset Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Johnson Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Eno Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Booth Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 8.1 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 10.4 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Angel of Independence: 13.8 mi
  • The Globe: 13.8 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 15.4 mi
  • Epiphany: 15.8 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 50
  • Marguerite Falls: 2.9 mi
  • cascade: 3.0 mi
  • cascade: 3.1 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 1.1 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 5.4 mi
  • state boundary marker: 6.0 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 6.6 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 39
  • Southwick Community Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 13.8 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 13.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • The Beech: 4.3 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 4.3 mi
  • Acorn Face: 4.4 mi
  • Space Invaders: 4.4 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 4.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 10.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 22.1 mi
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Area: 12.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.8 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Beecher Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cowles HillNW 308°537 m9.4 mi
East Bald MountainW 275°519 m9.4 mi
Higley HillWNW 295°518 m9.0 mi
Seymour MountainWNW 301°517 m5.2 mi
Dodds MountainWNW 303°516 m6.2 mi
Lair MountainN 357°513 m7.8 mi
Dutton MountainWSW 252°506 m9.6 mi
Brown MountainW 275°499 m8.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:5020:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1815:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359280989

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