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Cotton Hill

Cotton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cotton Hill rises to 360 m in Connecticut. Beech Hill stands 452 m to the west-northwest, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Goula Open Space Area, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
360 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.81176, -73.04344

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
  • Sap Evaporator: 3.7 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 6.0 mi
  • John Brown Birthplace: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 3.0 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 5.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Tory's Den: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 43
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 7.6 mi
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 11.8 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 14.8 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 39
Cliffs: 28
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 4.7 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 5.1 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.9 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 7.0 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 4.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 10.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Cotton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beech HillWNW452 m9.3 mi
Platt HillNNW443 m7.0 mi
Mount OuleoutNW433 m8.7 mi
Lucas HillWNW430 m9.3 mi
Pie HillW412 m8.4 mi
Walnut MountainNW400 m4.7 mi
Brush HillW386 m9.1 mi
Burr MountainNNW383 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359262136

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