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Bushy Hill

Bushy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bushy Hill rises to 148 m in Connecticut. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the north-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Granby Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 15 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807726, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
148 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.96760, -72.82899

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 2.0 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 2.4 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 2.6 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.7 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 6.7 mi
Museums
Parks
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 10.9 mi
  • Cow: 11.0 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 11.1 mi
  • The Globe: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Southwick Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Front Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Back Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Front Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 48
  • Carpenter's Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Manure Spreader: 2.9 mi
  • cellar hole: 3.1 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 5.1 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 5.3 mi
  • Boehm house site: 5.3 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 11.0 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 12.9 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 12.9 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 12.9 mi
  • Garden Wall: 13.0 mi
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Hermit spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.2 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Bushy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillNNW 329°448 m9.8 mi
Prospect HillNW 324°425 m8.8 mi
Pine MountainW 273°421 m5.1 mi
Holden HillNNW 339°412 m9.6 mi
Booth HillWNW 298°411 m8.1 mi
Winchell MountainNNW 329°403 m7.3 mi
Center HillW 279°393 m8.2 mi
Morrison HillWNW 302°370 m7.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205889 — Bushy Hill, Capitol County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359260976

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