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Brown Hill

Brown Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Brown Hill rises to 112 m in Connecticut. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
112 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.38704, -72.32008

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 0.8 mi
  • Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
  • Hamburg Fair: 1.6 mi
  • Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
  • Hains Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 41
  • Silver Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade: 5.9 mi
  • Cascade: 6.3 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 39
Gardens: 29
  • Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 10.9 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Sprout Garden: 11.0 mi
Artworks: 27
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Brown Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillNNW 337°179 m5.5 mi
Maynard HillNE 38°174 m6.7 mi
Mount ArcherWNW 300°136 m2.3 mi
Beckwith HillNE 44°135 m5.9 mi
Dolbia HillN 0°134 m5.3 mi
Ridge HillENE 67°134 m7.2 mi
Walnut HillNE 49°131 m5.2 mi
Grassy HillENE 65°129 m2.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239485766727265544537
Precip in2.72.23.83.63.33.33.23.33.83.73.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205767 — Brown Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359260749

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