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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort Hill rises to 211 m in Connecticut. Corbin Hill stands 289 m to the northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Paul and Avis Spalding Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 207147)

Wikidata Q31807939, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
211 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94732, -72.00257

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Town Commons: 1.4 mi
  • Town Commons: 1.6 mi
  • Beeches Recreation Park: 3.7 mi
  • Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 3.8 mi
  • Pomfret Green: 4.0 mi
Attractions
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 4.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 6.9 mi
  • Path Continues: 15.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 15.9 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 37
Artworks: 33
Gardens: 19
  • Small House Garden: 12.1 mi
  • Herb Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 16.0 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 16.1 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cargill Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Cascades: 17.2 mi
  • Cascades: 17.2 mi
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.6 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 6.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corbin HillNW 304°289 m5.6 mi
Coatney HillWNW 302°283 m1.1 mi
Joe Margy HillNW 306°281 m1.8 mi
Chandler HillW 279°278 m5.8 mi
Coburn HillWNW 294°277 m5.2 mi
Aplin HillWNW 293°276 m1.9 mi
Crawford HillWNW 290°271 m5.2 mi
Bungee HillWNW 290°269 m2.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:28
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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263225

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