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Cider Hill

Cider Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cider Hill rises to 90 m in Connecticut. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Pond Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 5.5 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807811, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
90 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44288, -71.95619

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • Model Park: 1.5 mi
  • Sawmill Park: 1.6 mi
  • Old Mystic Playground: 3.5 mi
  • North Stonington Village Green: 3.8 mi
  • Avery Pond Water Access: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 40
Artworks: 26
  • Stone Turtle: 1.5 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 4.8 mi
  • Penguin: 4.8 mi
  • Mjolnir: 4.8 mi
  • Mystic Blue: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 21
Gardens: 18
Waterfalls: 10
Picnic sites: 6
  • Skate Hut: 10.4 mi
  • Powder House: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 15.8 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 16.0 mi
  • Big Beach: 24.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Factory Pond: 18.8 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Cider Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainNNE163 m3.9 mi
Barns HillNNE155 m4.1 mi
Pendleton HillNE153 m7.1 mi
Bay MountainNNE152 m7.1 mi
Stewart HillENE149 m4.5 mi
Ayer HillN144 m2.8 mi
Wintechog HillNE139 m2.0 mi
Cossaduck HillNE139 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1115:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261843

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