Peak · Connecticut
Elmwood Hill
Elmwood Hill rises to 56 m in Connecticut. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolcott Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807908, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 56 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.73178, -72.74303
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Wolcott Park: 0.4 mi
- Beachland Park: 0.6 mi
- Glover Soccer Park: 1.0 mi
- Southwood Park: 1.3 mi
- Starr Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Kellog Eddy House & Museum: 2.4 mi
- Mark Twain House Museum: 3.2 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 3.3 mi
- Myths, Minds and Medicine Museum: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Beechwood Park: 1.3 mi
- Eagle Lantern: 1.7 mi
- Colt Park: 1.8 mi
- Town Open Space (West Gate Road): 2.0 mi
- Town of Farmington Property: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Noah Webster Statue: 2.0 mi
- Lamuel Haynes Memorial: 2.1 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Iwo Jima Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Hunger Strikers Memorial: 2.8 mi
Attractions: 59
- Mark Twain House: 3.2 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 3.6 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 4.2 mi
- Keney Tower: 4.5 mi
- Constitution Oak: 4.9 mi
Peaks
- Buena Vista Hill: 1.9 mi
- Burnt Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Johnson Hill: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 51
- Wolcott Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Elizabeth Park Perennial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Robert A. Prill Annual Garden: 3.2 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 3.2 mi
- Trinity College Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Artworks: 45
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 2.0 mi
- Sedna: 3.3 mi
- Painted Cow: 3.7 mi
- Pulaski: 4.1 mi
- Stone Field Sculpture: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Mill Pond Falls: 2.7 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 7.4 mi
- Dividend Falls: 8.2 mi
- Westfield Falls: 10.6 mi
- Whigville Falls: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
- South Wall: 3.8 mi
- Solar Panel: 3.8 mi
- Superstructure: 3.8 mi
- Garden Wall: 4.5 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 10
- Lake Beseck Beach: 14.9 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 15.3 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 16.3 mi
- Boating Side: 16.8 mi
- Waterfront: 16.9 mi
Springs: 4
- Hermit spring: 18.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.7 mi
- Big Spring: 20.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 15.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 16.9 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Elmwood Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | NNW 333° | 276 m | 6.2 mi |
| Taine Mountain | WNW 284° | 268 m | 9.2 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 277° | 262 m | 10.1 mi |
| Castle Rock | WSW 242° | 251 m | 11.3 mi |
| Ely Mound | NW 323° | 246 m | 5.2 mi |
| Sweetheart Mountain | WNW 298° | 246 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mount Horr | NW 312° | 238 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WSW 244° | 229 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1950211 — Elmwood Hill, Capitol County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359289327
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 16 mi
- Tolland · 22 mi
- Longmeadow · 23 mi
- Somers · 23 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 24 mi
- Storrs · 26 mi
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