Peak · Connecticut
Ekonk Hill
Ekonk Hill rises to 204 m in Connecticut. Howard Hill stands 209 m to the northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Sterling Radio Tower Site, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A runs past it.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31807906, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 204 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.66878, -71.84918
- On the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 1.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 6.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 11.7 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 25 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 0.3 mi
- Lockes Meadow Pond Wildlife Area: 1.1 mi
- Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve: 2.4 mi
- River's Edge Campground: 2.6 mi
- Chiampa Preserve: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Pachaug Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.6 mi
- Sterling Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bare Hill: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- Rotary Park: 3.5 mi
- Plainfield Veterans Park: 3.6 mi
- Moosup Veterans Park: 3.6 mi
- Lions Park: 3.6 mi
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 6.6 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 9.7 mi
- John Bishop House: 9.8 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 11.0 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 6.1 mi
- Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 8.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 56
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 11.3 mi
- Promised Day: 15.3 mi
- Nevertheless: 15.4 mi
- Muffler Man: 16.2 mi
- River Blue: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 31
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 1.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 5.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 11.2 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 30
- Moosup Pond Beach: 4.4 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 15.3 mi
- Wescott Beach: 17.0 mi
- Steers Beach: 20.2 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 4.7 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 6.0 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 12.4 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 13.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 21
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 14.7 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 18.5 mi
- Mary's Garden: 18.9 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 20.1 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.3 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 18.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 20.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 12.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 21.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Old Spring: 18.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.6 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 20.3 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.1 mi
- Plum Point Spring: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Beach: 15.4 mi
- Big Beach: 15.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 16.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Ekonk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Hill | NE 47° | 209 m | 9.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 104° | 203 m | 7.4 mi |
| Slater Hill | N 7° | 199 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bennett Hill | NE 36° | 197 m | 9.2 mi |
| Cucumber Hill | NE 34° | 195 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bare Hill | SSW 192° | 193 m | 2.1 mi |
| Gibson Hill | NE 39° | 189 m | 4.7 mi |
| Cranberry Hill | ENE 57° | 189 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359262798
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