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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: 34
  • 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
Waterfalls: 32
  • Silver Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascade: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Cascade: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 23
  • 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
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
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 HillNNW 330°182 m5.6 mi
Dolbeare HillNNW 341°162 m5.0 mi
Sharp HillN 357°149 m3.7 mi
Crandall HillNNE 15°137 m4.1 mi
Ridge HillNW 312°134 m3.2 mi
Walnut HillWNW 298°131 m5.7 mi
Morgan HillWNW 291°120 m2.7 mi
Polly HillW 281°117 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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