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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 359 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807786, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
359 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73426, -73.17122

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.5 mi
  • Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.6 mi
  • White Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Boyd Woods Audubon Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
  • Upper Bantam River Preserve: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Litchfield Community Field: 1.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • Nystrom Park: 4.7 mi
  • Borzani Park: 4.7 mi
  • Fuessenich Park Extension and Storrs Park: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Marshepaug Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Cascade: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 45
Cliffs: 30
  • Hornet's Nest: 3.5 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.5 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 9.1 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 9.2 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 0.9 mi
  • Judea Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 13.7 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 13.8 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 14
Artworks: 14
  • Jean Widmark: 12.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 14.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 14.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 14.2 mi
  • Maori Head: 14.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 11.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 9.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainNW 313°513 m8.8 mi
HogsheadWNW 302°446 m9.0 mi
Lucas HillNNW 343°430 m8.3 mi
Town HillW 276°429 m7.7 mi
School HillNNW 331°425 m8.3 mi
City HillW 269°413 m7.4 mi
Pie HillNNW 340°412 m5.3 mi
Milton HillNW 319°408 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261552

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