Book Hill
Book Hill rises to 85 m in Connecticut. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Doanes' Woods, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 85 m
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 26.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 29.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Doanes' Woods: 0.7 mi
- James Glen: 0.8 mi
- Woodja Hill: 0.8 mi
- Florence Bidwell Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
- Triangle (Deep River Road): 1.0 mi
- Hubbard Field: 1.1 mi
- Essex Tennis Courts: 1.3 mi
- Devitt Field: 1.3 mi
- Municipal Triangle: 1.4 mi
- Essex Square: 1.5 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 1.3 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 1.9 mi
- Museum of Fife and Drum: 2.0 mi
- Chester Historical Society Museum at the Mill: 3.1 mi
- Chalker Beach: 6.3 mi
- Chapman Beach: 6.3 mi
- Indiantown Beach: 6.3 mi
- Stannard Beach: 6.3 mi
- Middle Beach: 6.4 mi
- Suellen Kozy McCuin: 3.0 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 3.5 mi
- The Eagle: 5.0 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 5.0 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Rattling Valley Hill: 1.0 mi
- Millstone Hill: 1.1 mi
- Stumpet Hill: 1.1 mi
- Orchard Hill: 1.3 mi
- Fountain Hill: 1.5 mi
- Stone Table: 3.0 mi
- Historic Ferry: 3.7 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 4.8 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 7.2 mi
- tri-town marker: 7.3 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.5 mi
- Gingers Garden: 9.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 10.6 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 11.6 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 11.7 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
- Chapman Falls: 8.8 mi
- Moodus Falls: 10.1 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 10.4 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 6.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 9.6 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 10.8 mi
- James Madison: 11.6 mi
- snake: 13.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 2.8 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 15.0 mi
- Chimney Corner: 17.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 8.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 15.3 mi
- Powder House: 15.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 8.1 mi
- Old Spring: 22.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Book Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNE 23° | 179 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | N 357° | 167 m | 6.5 mi |
| Long Hill | NW 318° | 154 m | 7.2 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 307° | 138 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Archer | NE 49° | 136 m | 3.7 mi |
| Dolbia Hill | NE 36° | 134 m | 8.1 mi |
| Grassy Hill | ENE 72° | 129 m | 7.2 mi |
| Wig Hill | NW 304° | 128 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
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 | 32 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205639 — Book Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359260488
Day trips start here
- Essex · 2 mi
- Old Saybrook · 5 mi
- Old Lyme · 7 mi
- East Lyme · 10 mi
- Waterford · 14 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 15 mi
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