Fort Hill
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
- 6.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 20.7 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Lookout Point · 27 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 28 mi
- Sunset Ledge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Six Toes trail marker: 4.0 mi
- Pineville Mill: 5.2 mi
- Beresik Square: 6.5 mi
- Harriet K. Crawford Memorial Tree: 6.6 mi
- Dudley Fire Department Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Motion: 13.5 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 17.3 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 17.3 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 19.2 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 19.3 mi
- Quaddick Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Thompson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Brandy Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.5 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 2.6 mi
- Leclair Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Munyan Road Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Chaffee Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Waldron–French River Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Tamler Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 9.6 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 9.7 mi
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 9.8 mi
- 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
- Wescott Beach: 9.0 mi
- YWCA Beach: 9.3 mi
- Flynns Beach: 9.6 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 9.8 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 10.6 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
- Small House Garden: 16.8 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 20.5 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 20.9 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 7.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.8 mi
- Pond Cave: 21.3 mi
- Fatboy Boulder: 21.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 21.3 mi
- 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
- 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
- Roger Williams Spring: 23.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 10.0 mi
- Picnic: 13.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatney Hill | W 270° | 283 m | 9.1 mi |
| Wood Hill | NNE 13° | 277 m | 6.6 mi |
| Bare Hill | N 6° | 262 m | 8.6 mi |
| Mason Hill | W 277° | 259 m | 8.9 mi |
| Jerimoth Hill | SSE 156° | 256 m | 8.1 mi |
| Durfee Hill | SE 130° | 244 m | 6.8 mi |
| Whites Hill | SSE 147° | 240 m | 6.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | SE 140° | 235 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359263234
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