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Carrington Hill

Carrington Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Carrington Hill rises to 132 m in Connecticut. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Sperry Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807744, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
132 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.39149, -72.97927

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Bethany Library Park: 2.6 mi
  • Pole Hill Park: 2.8 mi
  • Town Center Park: 3.7 mi
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 3.7 mi
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Mill Foundation: 3.4 mi
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 4.7 mi
  • South Quad: 4.7 mi
Beaches
Gardens: 53
Waterfalls: 51
Attractions: 32
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.9 mi
  • Millstone: 10.7 mi
  • Millstone: 10.7 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.0 mi
  • Pond View: 14.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.5 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 11.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Carrington Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNW 318°275 m8.6 mi
Mount SanfordNNE 18°263 m5.1 mi
Turkey HillN 354°263 m9.1 mi
Prospect HillN 360°260 m7.7 mi
Hopkins HillNNW 347°259 m6.8 mi
Prospect MountainN 5°253 m5.6 mi
Talmadge HillN 2°246 m7.5 mi
Hunters MountainNW 314°246 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1515:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261168

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