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Gates Hill

Gates Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gates Hill rises to 204 m in Connecticut. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is South Ridge Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807958, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
204 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68343, -72.21508

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Artworks: 57
Waterfalls: 48
Attractions: 37
Gardens: 36
  • Mary's Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 2.9 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 4.8 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Old Spring: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Gates Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset HillNE 42°240 m10.4 mi
Post HillW 263°239 m6.4 mi
Clark HillNE 42°235 m8.6 mi
Bear HillNE 40°232 m9.3 mi
Burnt HillW 273°229 m8.7 mi
Riley MountainNW 324°223 m10.0 mi
Shaw HillENE 58°220 m9.0 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNE 23°218 m10.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263483

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