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Buell Hill

Buell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Buell Hill rises to 119 m in Connecticut. Pistapaug Mountain stands 210 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Forster Pond State Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
119 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.35205, -72.57780

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Irene Sheldon Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Indian River Recreation Complex: 3.6 mi
  • Killingworth Recreational Park: 4.3 mi
  • Messerschmidt Pond Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
  • Bauer Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
Peaks
Gardens: 45
Waterfalls: 30
Attractions: 29
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 1.8 mi
  • Stone Table: 6.0 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 6.2 mi
  • Bear Cave: 7.5 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 20
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Buell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pistapaug MountainNW210 m9.9 mi
Goose HillN201 m6.3 mi
Mount PisgahNW196 m8.2 mi
Quonnipaug MountainWNW167 m7.1 mi
East SugarloafWNW156 m8.1 mi
Long HillNNE154 m7.5 mi
Bunker HillNNW153 m6.0 mi
West SugarloafW145 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260839

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