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Hang-Dog Hill

Hang-Dog Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hang-Dog Hill rises to 49 m in Connecticut. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Harvey Fuller Grounds, a park 0.5 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808019, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
49 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67566, -72.66620

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harvey Fuller Grounds: 0.5 mi
  • Old Common: 1.0 mi
  • Maxwell Park: 1.1 mi
  • Churchill Green: 1.3 mi
  • Wolcott Green: 1.3 mi
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Graffiti Arches: 1.7 mi
  • Wells and Wilcox Manufacturing 1870-1910: 2.6 mi
  • Bulkeley Corne Mill 1680-1830: 2.6 mi
  • Butler Shear Factory & Steven Toy Factory 1854-1870: 2.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 2.5 mi
  • Equality: 5.8 mi
  • Pulaski: 5.9 mi
  • Home: 6.0 mi
  • Stegosaurus: 6.0 mi
Attractions
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 21
Beaches: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 24.0 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Hang-Dog Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainSSW 204°272 m9.4 mi
Meshomasic MountainESE 116°265 m7.1 mi
Clark HillSE 127°241 m9.1 mi
Kongscut MountainE 81°234 m8.6 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 281°229 m8.6 mi
Raccoon HillSE 126°228 m7.7 mi
Great HillSE 139°222 m8.7 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 243°217 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359289538

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