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Glovers Hill

Glovers Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Glovers Hill rises to 56 m in Connecticut. South Mountain stands 357 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
56 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.02315, -72.64065

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Of Suffield (Hill Street & Russell Av.): 2.0 mi
  • Borgatti Park: 2.5 mi
  • D'Aleo Park: 2.8 mi
  • Enfield Town Green: 2.8 mi
  • St. John's Field: 3.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Freedom Eagle: 4.2 mi
  • The Three Graces: 4.8 mi
  • 1856 City Hall Bell: 6.0 mi
  • Miles Morgan: 6.0 mi
  • Birdicus Gigantium: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 57
  • Azalea Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Side Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Front Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Back Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 53
  • E. Alexander Bergstrom: 2.3 mi
  • Kotchen Quadrangle: 2.5 mi
  • Suffield Academy Bell: 2.7 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • World War I Memorial: 4.2 mi
Attractions: 45
  • New England Sky Screamer: 1.8 mi
  • A-3B "Skywarrior": 5.8 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 5.8 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 5.8 mi
  • Springfield Museums: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 25
Cliffs: 23
  • Indian Leap: 12.3 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 18.5 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 18.5 mi
  • Garden Wall: 18.6 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 19.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Hermit spring: 23.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Glovers Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
South MountainW357 m12.0 mi
Drake MountainWNW350 m11.6 mi
Bad Luck MountainWNW347 m12.3 mi
Sodom MountainWNW326 m10.3 mi
Rattlesnake HillE323 m12.0 mi
Bald MountainE322 m12.0 mi
Pine MountainE319 m12.3 mi
Soapstone MountainESE315 m12.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1619:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263610

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