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Burley Hill

Burley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Burley Hill rises to 396 m in Connecticut. Mount Pisgah stands 379 m to the north-northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Staffordville Rod and Gun Club, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10 miles off.

The story

Burley Hill is a 1,316-foot (401 m) hill in Union, Connecticut. It is the highest point in Tolland County and the highest point in eastern Connecticut. It is one of Connecticut's highest named summits and it ranks 6th in the state for prominence at 669 feet (204 m). It is the most isolated peak in Connecticut and ranks 47th out of 50 for separation. The nearest summit above 1316' is 1387' Asnebumskit Hill in Massachusetts, 25.2 miles (40.6 km) away.

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Wikidata Q4999151, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
396 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.01704, -72.20869

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Staffordville Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
  • Morey Pond Boat Launch: 3.6 mi
  • Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch: 4.2 mi
  • Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Path Continues: 5.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 5.6 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 8.0 mi
  • SSG 102: 11.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.5 mi
Museums: 54
Artworks: 37
Gardens: 29
  • Small House Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 8.5 mi
  • Wilbraham Community Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 13.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cascade: 7.9 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Cascades: 14.7 mi
  • Cascades: 14.7 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 15.9 mi
Beaches: 9
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 6.5 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.8 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 20.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Burley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount PisgahNNW 340°379 m4.5 mi
Stickney HillSE 142°371 m2.1 mi
Bald HillSSE 169°371 m3.0 mi
Snow HillS 181°362 m4.3 mi
Lead Mine HillSSE 162°361 m4.0 mi
Mount HitchcockNNW 331°356 m5.4 mi
Hedgehog HillSSW 204°354 m3.1 mi
Tupper HillWNW 288°352 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4620:29
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633455564706862504030
Precip in3.83.34.34.33.84.64.14.44.34.94.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205845 — Burley Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359260907

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