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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort Hill rises to 198 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Quaddick Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 207148)

Wikidata Q31807940, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
198 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95551, -71.84399

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launc: 1.5 mi
  • Grosvenordale Common: 2.6 mi
  • Mechanicsville Park: 2.8 mi
  • Thompson War Memorial: 3.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 10.1 mi
  • Frog Rock: 12.2 mi
  • Fat Man's Misery: 13.6 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 13.6 mi
  • Crazy Corners: 14.6 mi
Artworks: 60
Museums: 42
Beaches: 22
Gardens: 22
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Small House Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cargill Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 14.3 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 18.2 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 13.0 mi
  • Site #36: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Roger Williams Spring: 23.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillW 270°283 m9.1 mi
Wood HillNNE 13°277 m6.6 mi
Bare HillN 6°262 m8.6 mi
Mason HillW 277°259 m8.9 mi
Davis HillW 279°257 m8.9 mi
Jerimoth HillSSE 156°256 m8.1 mi
Durfee HillSE 130°244 m6.8 mi
Whites HillSSE 147°240 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263234

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