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Cherry Hill

Cherry Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cherry Hill rises to 61 m in Connecticut. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamden Veterans' Memorial, a historic site 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807782, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
61 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.37787, -72.92649

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 1.9 mi
  • Eli Whitney Plaque: 2.9 mi
  • South Quad: 3.1 mi
  • Edgar Laing Heermance: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 0.8 mi
  • Town Open Space (Skiff Street): 0.9 mi
  • Town Center Park: 0.9 mi
  • Freedom Park: 1.4 mi
  • John P. De Nicola Park: 2.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls: 53
Gardens: 51
Attractions: 32
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 9.1 mi
  • Bear Cave: 10.8 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 13.2 mi
  • Pond View: 16.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Cherry Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordN 349°263 m5.9 mi
Prospect HillNNW 342°260 m9.1 mi
Hopkins HillNNW 330°259 m8.7 mi
Prospect MountainNNW 341°253 m7.0 mi
Talmadge HillNNW 344°246 m8.7 mi
Mulberry HillNW 326°238 m8.9 mi
Beacon CapNW 326°221 m7.1 mi
High RockNNW 341°216 m2.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261500

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