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Grant Hill

Grant Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Grant Hill rises to 88 m in Connecticut. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807979, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
88 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.82177, -72.76010
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 0.4 mi
  • Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 0.8 mi
  • Bloomfield Town Green: 1.4 mi
  • Eisenhower Park: 1.7 mi
  • Woodland Manor Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 2.6 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 60
Gardens
  • Perennial Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Shade Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Primary Garden: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Jessie's Community Gardens: 2.7 mi
  • 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 2.8 mi
  • Newton C. Brainard: 3.0 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 3.1 mi
  • Farm Tool: 3.1 mi
Museums
Waterfalls
Artworks: 57
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 0.9 mi
  • Cow: 2.9 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 2.9 mi
  • Painted Cow: 3.2 mi
  • Bike Sculpture: 3.3 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Hart Meadow: 3.4 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 3.4 mi
  • Garden Wall: 3.5 mi
  • Superstructure: 4.3 mi
  • Solar Panel: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Hermit spring: 15.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 15.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 17.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Grant Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ratlum MountainWNW 298°358 m9.8 mi
Breezy HillWNW 291°327 m9.9 mi
Pine ConeNNW 327°323 m10.5 mi
West LedgeNW 312°305 m7.8 mi
Barnes HillWSW 258°283 m10.2 mi
Talcott MountainWSW 251°276 m2.1 mi
Taine MountainWSW 244°268 m8.9 mi
Wildcat MountainWSW 242°262 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:30
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263711

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