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Captain Shepard Hill

Captain Shepard Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Captain Shepard Hill rises to 206 m in Connecticut. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the northwest, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Harrington Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807741, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
206 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.91899, -72.05591

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 1.7 mi
  • Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 3.4 mi
  • Town Commons: 4.7 mi
  • Town Commons: 4.7 mi
  • Ashford Town Green: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
Attractions: 59
Museums: 34
Artworks: 25
Waterfalls: 19
  • Cargill Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 10.4 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Cascades: 13.8 mi
  • Cascades: 13.9 mi
Gardens: 16
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 12.6 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Small House Garden: 13.2 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 7.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 15.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Captain Shepard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coye HillNW 322°331 m5.7 mi
Walker MountainNW 310°325 m5.4 mi
Corbin HillNNW 339°289 m5.4 mi
Coatney HillNE 36°283 m3.1 mi
Joe Margy HillNNE 22°281 m3.3 mi
Chandler HillNW 313°278 m4.1 mi
Coburn HillNNW 334°277 m4.6 mi
Aplin HillNNE 20°276 m2.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:28
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359278069

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