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Cow Hill

Cow Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.31038, -72.54537

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Beaches
Gardens: 48
Waterfalls: 37
  • Nineveh Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cascade: 8.9 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Cascade: 10.5 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 11.2 mi
Attractions: 30
  • 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
Artworks: 19
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Cow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillN 353°201 m9.2 mi
Quonnipaug MountainNW 306°167 m10.0 mi
East SugarloafWNW 295°156 m10.6 mi
Long HillNNE 12°154 m9.6 mi
Bunker HillNNW 333°153 m9.4 mi
West SugarloafWNW 294°145 m10.8 mi
Turkey HillNNE 12°140 m8.8 mi
Turkey HillNNE 18°138 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313239495968747366554536
Precip in2.72.83.74.23.53.53.43.64.03.83.13.5

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

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