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Cooley Hill

Cooley Hill, a peak in Connecticut
Cooley Hill, a peak in ConnecticutJohn Phelan · CC BY 4.0

Cooley Hill rises to 127 m in Connecticut. Post Hill stands 239 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Precilla Friedman Property, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.3 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807845, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.62629, -72.15773

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Giddings Park: 1.6 mi
  • Aspinall Recreation Complex: 2.6 mi
  • Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
  • River Park: 3.8 mi
  • The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 34
Waterfalls: 29
  • Ayer's Gap Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Grayville Falls: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 29
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Old Spring: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Cooley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Post HillWNW239 m9.8 mi
Gates HillNW204 m4.9 mi
Parish HillNNE200 m8.6 mi
Clarks HillWNW196 m8.1 mi
Westminster HillNE187 m9.1 mi
Obwebetuck HillNNW185 m3.8 mi
Sweet HillNW183 m4.8 mi
Goshen HillWSW174 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359279306

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