Peak · Connecticut
Cremation Hill
Cremation Hill rises to 66 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 222 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. North Fork Trail passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31807859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 66 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.46454, -72.49398
- 24.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 26.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Great Hill: 0.8 mi
- Ruth Hill: 1.3 mi
- Long Hill: 1.4 mi
- Jenkins Hill: 1.7 mi
- Landing Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Great Hill Park: 1.1 mi
- Haddam Meadows State Park: 1.3 mi
- Salmon River Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Meeting House Green: 1.6 mi
- Eagle Landing State Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Beaver Ledges Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Duncan Preseve: 1.8 mi
- Boy Scouts of America Troop 44: 1.8 mi
- Filley Road Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Filley Road): 1.9 mi
Museums
- Thankful Arnold House: 1.6 mi
- East Haddam Historical Society Museum: 3.4 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 4.1 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 4.4 mi
- Gillette Castle: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 1.8 mi
- Collier's Hut Remains: 3.7 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 7.3 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 7.7 mi
- Killingworth's World War Heroes: 7.9 mi
Gardens
- Gingers Garden: 2.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.7 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 8.8 mi
- Memorial Garden: 9.2 mi
Beaches: 53
- Lake Beseck Beach: 13.0 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 13.0 mi
- Middle Beach: 13.1 mi
- Stannard Beach: 13.3 mi
- West Beach: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 52
- Totem Pole: 9.9 mi
- snake: 10.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 10.2 mi
- Face in Tree: 11.1 mi
- First Tear: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Clark Creek Falls: 1.8 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 42
- Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 3.9 mi
- Historic Ferry: 4.4 mi
- Mill Turbine: 4.6 mi
- grindstone: 5.2 mi
- George Washington rock: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Pine Ledge: 5.6 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 8.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.1 mi
- Crow Point: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 14.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 2.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 20.9 mi
- Powder House: 21.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 23.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Cremation Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNW 338° | 222 m | 8.6 mi |
| Baker Hill | N 2° | 204 m | 8.5 mi |
| Goose Hill | WSW 248° | 201 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 308° | 199 m | 6.4 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | WNW 294° | 186 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tater Hill | E 93° | 179 m | 6.9 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 68° | 175 m | 8.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 92° | 167 m | 3.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359262183
Day trips start here
- Essex · 9 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Old Saybrook · 13 mi
- Old Lyme · 14 mi
- East Lyme · 16 mi
- Montville · 18 mi
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