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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 184 m in Connecticut. Whifford Hill stands 291 m to the north, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Hill Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 206244).

Wikidata Q31807794, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
184 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75260, -72.23397

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Sunny Acres Park: 1.7 mi
  • Spring Hill Fields: 1.9 mi
  • Alex Caisse Park: 2.4 mi
  • Webb Lawn: 2.4 mi
  • Philip Lauter Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 2.9 mi
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 3.2 mi
  • Old root cellar: 3.9 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 3.9 mi
  • dog memorial: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 54
Attractions: 37
Waterfalls: 28
Gardens: 26
  • Thread City Family Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 4.1 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Beaches: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 10.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 2.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 19.9 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whifford HillN291 m9.7 mi
Grant HillWNW284 m9.1 mi
Reed HillNW275 m10.8 mi
Parker MountainN275 m10.9 mi
Wenberg HillN245 m9.0 mi
Pumpkin HillNE241 m8.6 mi
Sunset HillENE240 m8.5 mi
Post HillSW239 m7.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261556

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