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Chippens Hill

Chippens Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chippens Hill rises to 269 m in Connecticut. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the north-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Shepard Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807802, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
269 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70260, -72.98066

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • James P. Casey plaque: 0.9 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 2.3 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 4.3 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 5.7 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Tory's Den: 1.5 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 3.2 mi
  • Lamothe Sugar House: 3.2 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 5.3 mi
Parks
Waterfalls
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Cascades: 4.9 mi
  • Seven Steps Falls: 5.7 mi
Museums
Gardens: 45
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 6.9 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.5 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 43
  • Home: 10.6 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 10.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 10.8 mi
  • Maori Head: 10.8 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
  • Ravens Roost: 1.3 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 1.3 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 6.8 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.9 mi
  • Green Wall: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 12.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 9.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 5.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Chippens Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cotton HillNNW 337°360 m8.2 mi
Johnnycake MountainN 349°354 m3.6 mi
Guernsey HillW 274°346 m8.0 mi
Scoville HillWNW 303°340 m7.0 mi
South MountainSSE 155°313 m4.1 mi
Lindsley HillS 172°312 m5.6 mi
Camp HillW 268°311 m7.0 mi
Lattin HillW 260°310 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206265 — Chippen Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261798

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