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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

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Coordinates41.96760, -72.82899

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 2.4 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.7 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 6.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 7.5 mi
  • Connecticut Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 7.5 mi
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
Nature reserves
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
Gardens: 46
  • Southwick Community Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Front Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Back Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Side Garden: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 34
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
Beaches: 6
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 8.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Hermit spring: 13.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.2 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.3 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 HillNNW448 m9.8 mi
Pine MountainW421 m5.1 mi
Holden HillNNW412 m9.6 mi
Booth HillWNW411 m8.1 mi
Winchell MountainNNW403 m7.3 mi
Center HillW393 m8.2 mi
Morrison HillWNW370 m7.2 mi
Washington HillWSW359 m4.5 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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