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Griggs Hill

Griggs Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Griggs Hill rises to 223 m in Connecticut. Coye Hill stands 331 m to the west-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Factory Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
223 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.02482, -72.02619

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dresser Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Southbridge Town Common: 3.4 mi
  • World War Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Stevens Park: 3.5 mi
  • Joe Capillo Park: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 9.2 mi
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 10.0 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.6 mi
  • Path Continues: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 37
  • Motion: 5.3 mi
  • Goddard Rocket: 15.9 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 17.5 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 17.9 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 18.5 mi
Museums: 34
Gardens: 18
  • Small House Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 18.8 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 15
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cargill Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Cascade: 17.1 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 17.3 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Cascades: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 3.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coye HillWSW 241°331 m5.8 mi
Blake HillWNW 300°328 m6.4 mi
Walker MountainSW 236°325 m6.9 mi
Hatchet HillW 270°313 m2.8 mi
Corbin HillWSW 237°289 m4.1 mi
Leadmine MountainNW 309°287 m5.8 mi
Coatney HillS 177°283 m4.8 mi
Joe Margy HillS 184°281 m4.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1319:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1415:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465766706962494031
Precip in4.13.54.64.43.74.44.34.44.25.04.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1924430 — Griggs Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359278301

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