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Candlewood Hill

Candlewood Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Candlewood Hill rises to 110 m in Connecticut. Trimountain stands 232 m to the west, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Alyce and Robert Schulte Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807738, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
110 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47843, -72.59676

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Higganum Reservoir Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Rock Park: 2.2 mi
  • Brickyard Ballfield: 2.8 mi
  • Crystal Lake Park: 3.3 mi
  • Crystal Lake Boat Launch (Middletown): 3.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Gardens
Waterfalls: 55
Artworks: 52
Beaches: 50
Attractions: 45
  • Bible Rock: 2.1 mi
  • George Washington rock: 2.3 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 2.8 mi
  • grindstone: 3.4 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 5.2 mi
Cliffs: 16
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Candlewood Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainW 260°232 m7.3 mi
Fowler MountainWSW 252°230 m7.9 mi
Great HillNNE 17°222 m7.3 mi
Beseck MountainWNW 287°219 m8.1 mi
Pistapaug MountainWSW 246°210 m7.9 mi
Goose HillSSE 147°201 m2.9 mi
Bear HillN 5°199 m3.0 mi
Mount PisgahWSW 241°196 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:4016:24

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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206005 — Candlewood Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261118

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