Buckwheat Hill
Buckwheat Hill rises to 139 m in Connecticut. West Peak stands 301 m to the northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31807699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 139 m
How to reach it
- 24.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Washington Park: 0.7 mi
- Ceppa Field: 0.9 mi
- Saint John's Field: 1.0 mi
- Meriden Green: 1.2 mi
- Gilman Park: 1.3 mi
- Markham Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beseck Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Cathole Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Camels Hump: 2.5 mi
- Chauncey Peak: 2.6 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 1.3 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 1.5 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 1.9 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- City Open Space (Grove Street): 1.7 mi
- Orchard And Spruce Glen: 2.0 mi
- Black Pond State Wildlife Area: 2.3 mi
- Higby Mountain Easement: 2.5 mi
- Quinnipiac Park: 2.5 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 1.8 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 4.6 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 5.0 mi
- Westfield Falls: 5.3 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 7.7 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- 1954: 3.0 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 5.6 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 7.6 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 7.8 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 8.4 mi
- First Tear: 6.4 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.4 mi
- Home: 9.7 mi
- snake: 10.1 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 10.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 2.7 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 2.8 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.1 mi
- Boating Side: 15.1 mi
- Waterfront: 15.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 9.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 9.6 mi
- Green Wall: 12.3 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 12.4 mi
- Crow Point: 15.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 2.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 4.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 7.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Buckwheat Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NW 310° | 301 m | 3.9 mi |
| Southington Mountain | WNW 301° | 281 m | 9.8 mi |
| East Peak | NW 309° | 277 m | 3.4 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NE 53° | 272 m | 2.9 mi |
| Mount Sanford | WSW 242° | 263 m | 9.5 mi |
| Trimountain | SSE 151° | 232 m | 5.3 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | SSE 158° | 230 m | 6.2 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 317° | 220 m | 2.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205808 — Buckwheat Hill, South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359260835
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 24 mi
- Essex · 24 mi
- Old Saybrook · 26 mi
- East Windsor · 29 mi
- Old Lyme · 29 mi
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