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Forsyth Hill

Forsyth Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Forsyth Hill rises to 171 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southeast, 1.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ladd Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807935, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47899, -72.22314

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Gardner Lake State Park: 1.5 mi
  • Horse Pond Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 4.3 mi
  • Powers Lake Boat Launch: 6.2 mi
  • Savin Lake Park: 6.6 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 50
Waterfalls: 44
  • Silver Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Cascade: 6.3 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade: 7.9 mi
Artworks: 43
Attractions: 41
  • turtle rock: 4.2 mi
  • tri-town marker: 5.2 mi
  • Devil's Oven: 6.0 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 7.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 31
Cliffs: 7
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 17.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Forsyth Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSE 125°182 m1.3 mi
Tater HillW 260°179 m7.3 mi
Long HillWNW 292°175 m6.3 mi
Maynard HillSW 221°174 m1.4 mi
Cockle HillNW 308°171 m3.5 mi
Raymond HillENE 66°170 m2.5 mi
Scott HillN 6°165 m4.7 mi
Dolbeare HillESE 111°162 m2.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263169

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