Skip to content

Bucket Hill

Bucket Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bucket Hill rises to 217 m in Connecticut. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ashford Town Green, a park 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807694, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
217 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86621, -72.13480

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ashford Town Green: 0.8 mi
  • Ashford Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Halls Pond Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Edward Garrison Park: 4.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Old root cellar: 6.0 mi
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 6.2 mi
  • Willington Veteran's Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Old Firetower Foundations: 7.1 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 26
Waterfalls: 24
  • Codfish Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Cascades: 8.5 mi
  • Cascades: 8.5 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 7.2 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 8.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 8.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 10.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillNNW 328°362 m7.2 mi
Lead Mine HillNNW 339°361 m7.1 mi
Sky HillNNW 332°331 m6.6 mi
Walker MountainN 359°325 m7.1 mi
Whifford HillWNW 285°291 m6.6 mi
Westford HillNW 317°290 m4.5 mi
Chandler HillN 9°278 m6.6 mi
Parker MountainWNW 297°275 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485866727063524233
Precip in3.63.04.44.23.74.54.04.34.54.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359278046

More peaks in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Bucket Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens