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Great Hill

Great Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Great Hill rises to 292 m in Connecticut. Good Hill stands 292 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Highpoint Tract, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America; geonames ID = 4835287

Wikidata Q31807993, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
292 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53371, -73.13594

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Permaculture Area: 3.5 mi
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 1.3 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 3.5 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 4.1 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Southford Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 50
Beaches: 44
  • Waterfront: 8.4 mi
  • Boating Side: 8.5 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 38
Cliffs: 23
Artworks: 22
  • Whale Sculpture: 4.9 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 4.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 4.9 mi
  • Maori Head: 5.4 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 8.4 mi
  • Pond View: 15.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Great Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Good HillWNW 283°292 m6.6 mi
Blackmans HillWNW 287°282 m1.8 mi
Andrews HillSE 146°275 m4.2 mi
Woodruff HillSSE 169°273 m3.1 mi
Hoop Pole HillWNW 290°264 m6.1 mi
Turkey HillE 96°263 m7.1 mi
Bird HillNNW 327°260 m6.7 mi
Hopkins HillESE 116°259 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263790

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