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Cheney Hill

Cheney Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cheney Hill rises to 63 m in Connecticut. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Viney Hill Brook Park, a park 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807778, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
63 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.34288, -72.39592

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Viney Hill Brook Park: 0.3 mi
  • Essex Park: 0.7 mi
  • Essex Square: 0.8 mi
  • Essex Tennis Courts: 0.9 mi
  • Municipal Triangle: 0.9 mi
Museums
Historic sites: 60
Peaks
Attractions: 31
  • Stone Table: 3.5 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 5.6 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 5.9 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.0 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 8.2 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Memorial Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 11.7 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 11.8 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 24
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 21.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Cheney Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillNNE179 m8.3 mi
Bald HillN167 m8.3 mi
Turkey HillNW138 m7.4 mi
Mount ArcherNNE136 m4.6 mi
Grassy HillENE129 m7.2 mi
Wig HillNW128 m6.3 mi
Tower HillW126 m6.5 mi
Nickerson HillNE123 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261489

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