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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 161 m in Connecticut. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Cooks Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 206242).

Wikidata Q31807792, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
161 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68093, -72.27675

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Mono Pond Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
  • Beaumont Park: 1.8 mi
  • Columbia Volunteer Fire Department Field: 1.8 mi
  • Columbia Recreation Park: 2.7 mi
  • South Ridge Park: 3.2 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 57
Gardens: 39
  • fern and rock garden: 1.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 39
Waterfalls: 31
  • Grayville Falls: 6.6 mi
  • Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 8.6 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2

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
MannantuckW273 m10.3 mi
John Tom HillW272 m10.3 mi
Post HillWSW239 m3.2 mi
Burnt HillW229 m5.5 mi
Riley MountainNNW223 m8.7 mi
New Boston HillWNW217 m7.2 mi
Horsebarn HillN214 m9.5 mi
Wormwood HillNNE212 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1415:3816:22

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, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206242 — Chestnut Hill, Capitol County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261550

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