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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
  • White Memorial: 0.7 mi
  • Boyd Woods Audubon Sanctuary: 1.2 mi
  • Upper Bantam River Preserve: 2.1 mi
  • Horticulture Therapy Farm, LLC: 2.6 mi
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
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 44
Waterfalls: 41
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: 25
  • 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 9.2 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainNW513 m8.8 mi
The PinnacleNW502 m9.2 mi
HogsheadWNW446 m9.0 mi
Lucas HillNNW430 m8.3 mi
School HillNNW425 m8.3 mi
City HillW413 m7.4 mi
Pie HillNNW412 m5.3 mi
Milton HillNW408 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 50–80 °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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