Cow Hill
Cow Hill rises to 76 m in Connecticut. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Sassafras Lane, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 16 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807852, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 76 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 28.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian River Recreation Complex: 0.6 mi
- Salt Meadow Park: 2.7 mi
- Liberty Green: 2.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Scotland Avenue): 2.8 mi
- Lafayette Green: 2.8 mi
- Stanton House Museum: 2.6 mi
- Captain Elisha White House Museum: 2.7 mi
- Clinton Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Allis-Bushnell House and Museum: 3.2 mi
- Deacon John Grave House Museum: 3.5 mi
- Sassafras Lane: 0.3 mi
- Silver Birch Lane: 0.5 mi
- Kenilworth Forest: 0.6 mi
- Deane Haag Property: 0.7 mi
- Country Village Lane: 0.8 mi
- The Rettich Farm Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Town Campus Playground: 1.8 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 2.4 mi
- Veteran's Walk Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Clinton Volunteer Fire Department Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 3.2 mi
- Hammonasset Beach: 3.7 mi
- Clinton Beach: 3.9 mi
- Grove Beach: 4.2 mi
- West Beach: 4.9 mi
- Spencer Hill: 1.3 mi
- Huzzle Guzzle Hill: 2.0 mi
- Roast Meat Hill: 2.4 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 2.5 mi
- Camp Hill: 2.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 3.6 mi
- Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 3.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
- Lillian's Garden: 6.8 mi
- Lavender Pond Farm: 4.0 mi
- Stone Table: 5.0 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 8.9 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.3 mi
- Historic Ferry: 9.5 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 4.8 mi
- Clark Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 11.2 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 12.2 mi
- Seven Falls: 13.8 mi
- Totem Pole: 3.4 mi
- James Madison: 3.6 mi
- snake: 9.4 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 10.1 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 17.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 6.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 9.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 11.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
- Powder House: 22.3 mi
- Skate Hut: 22.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 11.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 13.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Cow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goose Hill | N 353° | 201 m | 9.2 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NW 306° | 167 m | 10.0 mi |
| East Sugarloaf | WNW 295° | 156 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 333° | 153 m | 9.4 mi |
| West Sugarloaf | WNW 294° | 145 m | 10.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 18° | 138 m | 7.7 mi |
| Wig Hill | NNE 25° | 128 m | 7.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | NNE 23° | 126 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1923743 — Cow Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359277301
Day trips start here
- Essex · 9 mi
- Old Saybrook · 9 mi
- Old Lyme · 13 mi
- East Lyme · 17 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 21 mi
- Waterford · 21 mi
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