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Depot Hill

Depot Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Depot Hill rises to 144 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grosvenordale Common, a park 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96426, -71.89674

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Grosvenordale Common: 0.4 mi
  • Thompson Little League Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Riverside Park: 1.3 mi
  • Thompson War Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Duhamel Park: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 8.3 mi
  • Frog Rock: 10.3 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 12.5 mi
  • Fat Man's Misery: 14.6 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Motion: 11.4 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 16.9 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 18.9 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 19.1 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 19.5 mi
Museums: 34
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 16
Gardens: 14
  • Small House Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cargill Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 19.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 10.3 mi
  • Site #36: 23.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Depot Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillW 265°283 m6.4 mi
Joe Margy HillW 269°281 m6.9 mi
Wood HillNE 36°277 m7.1 mi
Aplin HillW 267°276 m7.2 mi
Bungee HillW 268°269 m8.0 mi
Bradford HillW 271°267 m7.5 mi
Thunder HillW 263°265 m6.7 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillWSW 246°265 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206670 — Depot Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359262444

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