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Buckley Hill

Buckley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buckley Hill rises to 176 m in Connecticut. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
176 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.55010, -72.34981
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Lake Hayward Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
  • Schuster Park: 1.9 mi
  • Colchester Recreation Complex: 2.3 mi
  • Colchester Fish and Game Club: 3.2 mi
  • CT Salmon River State Park: 3.6 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Major General Joseph Spencer: 4.5 mi
  • Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 6.1 mi
  • Wilcox Mill (Site of): 6.3 mi
  • Wilcox Mill: 6.3 mi
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 8.1 mi
Artworks
  • Monty the T-Rex: 10.4 mi
  • Face in Tree: 11.4 mi
  • Swifty: 13.2 mi
  • Windy: 13.2 mi
  • Willy: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 52
  • Grayville Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Day Pond Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Moodus Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cascade: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Gingers Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Rain Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 8.6 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 9.1 mi
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Mill Turbine: 5.0 mi
  • Devil's Oven: 5.1 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 7.3 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 7.9 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.2 mi
Beaches: 43
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 13.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Old Spring: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Buckley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark HillWNW 289°241 m9.6 mi
Post HillN 4°239 m8.4 mi
Burnt HillN 350°229 m9.9 mi
Utley HillN 4°209 m10.1 mi
Baker HillWNW 290°204 m7.6 mi
Mack HillNNW 341°198 m8.4 mi
Clarks HillNNE 16°196 m8.4 mi
Carter HillNW 311°192 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260807

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