Besse Hill
Besse Hill rises to 337 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Borzani Park, a park 1.0 miles away. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807632, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 337 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 1.6 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 1.8 mi
- Litchfield Historical Society - Noyes Memorial Building: 3.6 mi
- Goshen Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- White Memorial Conservation Center: 5.6 mi
- Borzani Park: 1.0 mi
- Sharon Avenue Park: 1.4 mi
- Coe Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
- Alvord Park: 1.6 mi
- Fuessenich Park: 1.7 mi
- Stillman-Danaher Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Town Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Horticulture Therapy Farm, LLC: 2.4 mi
- Upper Bantam River Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Abeling Field: 2.8 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Jefferson Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pine Cobble: 3.1 mi
- Turtle Rock: 3.1 mi
- Pie Hill: 3.2 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 3.6 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 5.0 mi
- Alain C. White and May W. White: 5.7 mi
- Hermit memorial: 7.6 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 9.9 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 1.3 mi
- Boynton Butterfly Garden: 7.0 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 7.2 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 7.3 mi
- 4 towns meet: 8.3 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 6.0 mi
- Burr Falls: 6.4 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 6.7 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 9.4 mi
- Burlington Falls: 9.5 mi
- Jean Widmark: 16.4 mi
- Ben Franklin: 17.1 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 17.1 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 17.2 mi
- Maori Head: 17.4 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 1.4 mi
- Ravens Roost: 9.3 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 9.4 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 10.2 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 3.3 mi
- Judea Garden: 12.1 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 17.1 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 17.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 6.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 9.7 mi
- Waterfront: 12.1 mi
- Boating Side: 12.1 mi
- Hermit spring: 7.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 9.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 12.0 mi
- Big Spring: 13.6 mi
- Dudley Town: 10.6 mi
- Questing: 23.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.5 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Besse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohawk Mountain | WNW 286° | 513 m | 7.9 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | NW 326° | 504 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 285° | 502 m | 8.4 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | NW 311° | 495 m | 8.8 mi |
| Brass Mountain | NW 317° | 491 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bartholomew Hill | WNW 302° | 484 m | 7.8 mi |
| Beech Hill | NNW 330° | 452 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hogshead | W 276° | 446 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205461 — Besse Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359260204
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