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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 470 m in Connecticut. Bradford Mountain stands 584 m to the west, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is East Summit, a peak 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
470 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97898, -73.17372

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 58
Historic sites: 58
Attractions: 41
  • Beckley Furnace: 6.5 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 7.5 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 8.8 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 9.0 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 26
  • Newsboy Statue: 17.3 mi
  • Naked Lady: 19.2 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 19.2 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 20.6 mi
  • The Globe: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 24
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.1 mi
  • The Beech: 8.3 mi
  • Space Invaders: 8.3 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 8.4 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Heritage Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 16.4 mi
  • Southwick Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Judea Garden: 22.1 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 9.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 16.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.8 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bradford MountainW584 m6.2 mi
Bald MountainNNW539 m4.0 mi
Cowles HillN537 m8.5 mi
Stone Man MountainWSW528 m5.8 mi
Wangum Lake HillW521 m4.4 mi
East Bald MountainNNW519 m3.8 mi
Higley HillN518 m6.7 mi
Seymour MountainNNE517 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1815:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445564696760483828
Precip in4.03.34.23.94.15.04.84.74.95.14.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261563

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