Peak · Connecticut
Blackwell Hill
Blackwell Hill rises to 138 m in Connecticut. Ragged Hill stands 265 m to the north-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherman Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31807645, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 138 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.79121, -71.98396
- 1.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 8.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sherman Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Lester B. Williams Memorial Forest: 1.5 mi
- Ferguson Conservancy: 1.8 mi
- Windy Hill Road Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Connecticut Waterfowlers Association: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Gray Mare Hill: 1.5 mi
- Alworth Hill: 1.6 mi
- Tatnic Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bush Hill: 1.8 mi
- Sharpe Hill: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Israel Putnam Monument: 1.8 mi
- Brooklyn Recreation Park: 2.5 mi
- Rotary Park: 4.3 mi
- Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 4.4 mi
- South Street Park: 4.7 mi
Museums: 42
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 4.8 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 5.4 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 6.5 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 9.8 mi
Artworks: 26
- Manny: 12.9 mi
- Willy: 12.9 mi
- Windy: 12.9 mi
- Swifty: 12.9 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 20
- Diana's Pool Falls: 7.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 9.4 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 11.4 mi
- Codfish Falls: 12.7 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 16
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 6.3 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 6.3 mi
- Frog Rock: 6.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 7.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 14
- Moosup Pond Beach: 7.4 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 16.1 mi
- Wescott Beach: 16.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 16.8 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 14
- Thread City Family Garden: 12.1 mi
- Mary's Garden: 12.8 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 13.9 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 14.0 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Coney Rock: 11.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 16.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 17.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 17.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic: 16.5 mi
- Little Beach: 24.5 mi
- Big Beach: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 6.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 12.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Blackwell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ragged Hill | NNW 342° | 265 m | 8.1 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | NNW 343° | 265 m | 9.1 mi |
| Daven Hill | NNW 348° | 258 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sprague Hill | NW 319° | 257 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sherman Hill | NNW 331° | 252 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wheaton Hill | NNW 340° | 251 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pisgah Hill | NNW 331° | 248 m | 7.5 mi |
| Pumpkin Hill | WNW 297° | 241 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359278015
Day trips start here
- Putnam · 9 mi
- Foster · 12 mi
- Woodstock · 12 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 13 mi
- Willimantic · 13 mi
- Storrs · 14 mi
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