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Great Hill

Great Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Great Hill rises to 99 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Douglas Lane Tract, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 16 miles off.

The story

Mountain in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807994, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
99 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.39760, -72.14786

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Beaches
Attractions: 31
  • The Whale: 4.1 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 5.2 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 5.4 mi
  • turtle rock: 7.6 mi
  • tri-town marker: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 22
Gardens: 21
  • Sprout Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 2.4 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 2.7 mi
Waterfalls: 18
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 5.8 miles of Great Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillNNW182 m5.6 mi
Dolbeare HillNNW162 m5.0 mi
Sharp HillN149 m3.7 mi
Crandall HillNNE137 m4.1 mi
Ridge HillNW134 m3.2 mi
Walnut HillWNW131 m5.7 mi
Morgan HillWNW120 m2.7 mi
Polly HillW117 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207442 — Great Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359263779

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