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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 223 m in Connecticut. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the east-southeast, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 206245).

Wikidata Q31807796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
223 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.86815, -71.82007

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Statue of Hachikō: 18.3 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 18.7 mi
  • Motion: 19.1 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 19.8 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 20.1 mi
Parks
Historic sites
  • Pineville Mill: 2.2 mi
  • Six Toes trail marker: 5.6 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 8.4 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 8.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 49
Attractions: 33
Beaches: 21
Gardens: 20
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Rain Gardens: 20.9 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Woodward's Rock: 6.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 16.3 mi
  • Lower Heart: 19.9 mi
  • Warm Up Cave: 19.9 mi
  • Pond Cave: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cargill Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.0 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 13.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Thirsty Beaver: 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 17.0 mi
  • Little Beach: 20.9 mi
  • Big Beach: 21.2 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillESE256 m2.5 mi
Durfee HillENE244 m4.3 mi
Whites HillENE240 m2.4 mi
Pine HillENE235 m3.2 mi
Prospect HillWNW229 m7.2 mi
Hamlet HillW226 m8.7 mi
Benson MountainN226 m8.7 mi
Mount HygeiaESE224 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4420:27
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206245 — Chestnut Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261559

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