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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
  • 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: 55
Waterfalls: 45
  • Cascades: 4.8 mi
  • Cascades: 4.8 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 40
Gardens: 28
  • 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 HillN 352°291 m9.7 mi
Grant HillWNW 300°284 m9.1 mi
Reed HillNW 307°275 m10.8 mi
Wenberg HillN 4°245 m9.0 mi
Pumpkin HillNE 42°241 m8.6 mi
Sunset HillENE 70°240 m8.5 mi
Post HillSW 224°239 m7.8 mi
Clark HillENE 77°235 m7.0 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 5080 °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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