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Gibson Hill

Gibson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Gibson Hill rises to 189 m in Connecticut. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Barbs Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway passes 1.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31807965, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
189 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.72204, -71.79229

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Moosup Veterans Park: 4.5 mi
  • Rotary Park: 4.7 mi
  • Moosup Park: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Fallen Workers Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 5.9 mi
  • Grover C. Walker Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Old CCC Beach Pond Camp Remains: 9.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Giant Troll Young Boulder: 12.5 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 17.2 mi
  • Heritage Art Gallery and Glass Studio: 17.7 mi
  • Giant Troll Iver Mudslider: 18.9 mi
  • Pineapple: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 31
Beaches: 24
Gardens: 20
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Memorial Rose Gardens: 19.3 mi
  • Roger Williams Park Garden: 20.4 mi
  • Janes Community Garden: 20.6 mi
  • Garden of Heroes: 20.8 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 2.1 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.0 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 17.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 6
  • Elizabeth Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Windham Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.2 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Little Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Big Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Site #36: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Gibson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillN 4°256 m8.8 mi
Mount HygeiaN 10°224 m9.1 mi
Pray HillNNE 17°216 m9.7 mi
Bear HillN 355°215 m8.2 mi
Howard HillNE 56°209 m4.7 mi
Ekonk HillSW 219°204 m4.7 mi
Bald HillSE 142°203 m6.9 mi
Slater HillNNW 348°199 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1319:4420:26
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263544

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