Peak · Connecticut
Breakneck Hill
Breakneck Hill rises to 125 m in Connecticut. Ekonk Hill stands 204 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 2.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New London County, Connecticut, United States.
Wikidata Q31807673, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 125 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.60788, -71.89618
- 2.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 5.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 4.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 12.9 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 28 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Stone Hill: 0.6 mi
- Mount Misery: 1.8 mi
- Spy Rock: 2.3 mi
- Bare Hill: 3.0 mi
- Geer Hill: 3.2 mi
Parks
- Hopeville Pond Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
- Pachaug Pond Boat Launch: 2.4 mi
- Beachdale Pond Boat Launch: 2.7 mi
- Constitution Field: 2.7 mi
- Kenwood Association Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Camper's World at Hopeville Pond: 1.9 mi
- Lockes Meadow Pond Wildlife Area: 3.9 mi
- Ross Hill Park Family Campground: 4.6 mi
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 4.6 mi
- Quinebaug River Boat Launch: 4.8 mi
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- John Bishop House: 6.3 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 7.3 mi
- Yawgoog Heritage Center: 8.7 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 10.4 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 8.2 mi
- H. C. Anthony Stockade: 8.5 mi
- Bucklin Memorial, Yawgoog Scout Reservation: 8.7 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 8.9 mi
- Miantonomo: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 42
- Promised Day: 10.9 mi
- Nevertheless: 10.9 mi
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 11.3 mi
- Muffler Man: 11.8 mi
- River Blue: 12.8 mi
Beaches: 35
- Moosup Pond Beach: 8.6 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 17.4 mi
- Williams Beach: 18.4 mi
- Burlingame State Park Beach: 18.7 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 19.2 mi
Attractions: 24
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 5.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 6.3 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 21
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 16.4 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 17.7 mi
- Mary's Garden: 17.8 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Stepstone Falls: 7.0 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 9.2 mi
- Yantic Falls: 11.2 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 11.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Big Beach: 17.8 mi
- Little Beach: 17.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 20.5 mi
- Skate Hut: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 8.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 20.4 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.7 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 22.8 mi
Springs: 4
- Old Spring: 13.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 17.8 mi
- Factory Pond: 21.5 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 21.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 21.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 19.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Breakneck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekonk Hill | NNE 30° | 204 m | 4.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | ENE 76° | 203 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bare Hill | NE 42° | 193 m | 3.0 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NE 34° | 189 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sterling Hill | NNE 23° | 187 m | 6.4 mi |
| Westminster Hill | NW 318° | 187 m | 9.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | NE 45° | 186 m | 5.7 mi |
| Pachaug Hill | NNE 20° | 174 m | 4.2 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 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359279126
Day trips start here
- Griswold · 2 mi
- Preston · 9 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 11 mi
- Norwich · 11 mi
- Hopkinton · 12 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 12 mi
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