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Great Hill

Great Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Great Hill rises to 179 m in Connecticut. Lindsley Hill stands 312 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Platt Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 207445)

Wikidata Q31807992, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51287, -73.04039

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Platt Park: 0.5 mi
  • Curtin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Linden Park: 1.2 mi
  • Tuttle House: 1.4 mi
  • Country Hollow Open Space: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Soldiers' Monument: 1.7 mi
  • Fountain: 1.7 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Carrie Welton Fountain: 3.0 mi
Gardens
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Poet's Circle: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 51
Attractions: 47
  • Millstone: 7.5 mi
  • Millstone: 7.6 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 7.9 mi
  • Rock House: 9.1 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Maori Head: 2.7 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 2.8 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 2.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 2.9 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 7.5 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 8.6 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.4 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 14.3 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 14.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 8.3 mi
  • Pond View: 16.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 8.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.1 mi
Springs: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Great Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindsley HillNNE 27°312 m8.5 mi
Clinton HillNNE 13°303 m7.4 mi
Becar HillNNE 20°297 m7.9 mi
Great HillWNW 286°292 m5.1 mi
Blackmans HillWNW 286°282 m7.0 mi
Southington MountainNE 38°281 m7.7 mi
Andrews HillSW 233°275 m3.3 mi
Woodruff HillWSW 250°273 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263788

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