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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
Historic sites
Artworks
Waterfalls: 48
Gardens: 41
  • 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: 41
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 10.6 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckW 281°273 m10.3 mi
John Tom HillW 281°272 m10.3 mi
Post HillWSW 258°239 m3.2 mi
Burnt HillW 277°229 m5.5 mi
Riley MountainNNW 342°223 m8.7 mi
New Boston HillWNW 291°217 m7.2 mi
Horsebarn HillN 9°214 m9.5 mi
Wormwood HillNNE 24°212 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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