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Buck Hill

Buck Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buck Hill rises to 177 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Duhamel Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807693, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
177 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.99538, -71.91397

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Duhamel Park: 1.0 mi
  • Heritage Way Park: 1.0 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.1 mi
  • Thompson Little League Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Thompson War Memorial: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 9.4 mi
  • Frog Rock: 11.2 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 12.4 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 12.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Motion: 9.1 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 15.1 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 17.0 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 17.2 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 17.6 mi
Museums: 32
Beaches: 20
Gardens: 15
  • Small House Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 18.4 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Cargill Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 19.5 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 20.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.9 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 21.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 8.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 23.8 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Buck Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillWSW 243°283 m6.1 mi
Joe Margy HillWSW 250°281 m6.5 mi
Wood HillNE 54°277 m6.2 mi
Aplin HillWSW 248°276 m6.8 mi
Blood HillNNW 337°273 m6.8 mi
Bungee HillWSW 252°269 m7.5 mi
Bradford HillWSW 253°267 m6.9 mi
Thunder HillWSW 243°265 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359278042

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