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Gate Hill

Gate Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gate Hill rises to 130 m in Connecticut. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Falls, a waterfall 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
130 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56843, -72.54453

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Middle Haddam Historic District: 1.0 mi
  • Cobolt Landing: 1.2 mi
  • Eaton E. Smith Memorial Garden Village Parking: 2.2 mi
  • Sears Park: 2.5 mi
  • Seamster Park: 3.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 2.2 mi
  • Lions Club Pavilion: 2.5 mi
  • Portland Civil War Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Soldiers Monument: 5.4 mi
Artworks
Waterfalls: 59
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 53
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 1.8 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 1.9 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 3.0 mi
  • grindstone: 3.4 mi
  • Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 37
Cliffs: 18
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Gate Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meshomasic MountainN 1°265 m4.3 mi
Clark HillNNE 28°241 m2.1 mi
Raccoon HillN 359°228 m2.9 mi
Great HillNW 325°222 m1.0 mi
Clark HillN 349°206 m5.2 mi
Baker HillENE 66°204 m3.2 mi
Goose HillS 187°201 m8.7 mi
Bear HillSW 217°199 m4.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1923848 — Gate Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359277457

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