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Cockle Hill

Cockle Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cockle Hill rises to 171 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Zemko Sawmill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51065, -72.27647

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gardner Lake State Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lake Hayward Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
  • Horse Pond Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
  • Millington Green: 4.5 mi
  • Savin Lake Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 49
Waterfalls: 48
  • Chapman Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Cascade: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade: 6.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.3 mi
  • Silver Falls: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 43
Attractions: 42
  • Devil's Oven: 4.0 mi
  • turtle rock: 5.0 mi
  • tri-town marker: 5.4 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 7.4 mi
  • Mill Turbine: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 40
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Old Spring: 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSE 127°182 m4.8 mi
Tater HillSW 231°179 m5.6 mi
Buckley HillNW 306°176 m4.7 mi
Long HillW 273°175 m3.1 mi
Maynard HillSSE 151°174 m3.7 mi
Goshen HillNNE 14°174 m6.9 mi
Forsyth HillSE 128°171 m3.5 mi
Raymond HillESE 103°170 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1315:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261935

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