Peak · Connecticut
Hearthstone Hill
Hearthstone Hill rises to 152 m in Connecticut. Gates Hill stands 204 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is East Franklin Open Space, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.1 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808030, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 152 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.59982, -72.11619
- 5.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- East Franklin Open Space: 0.8 mi
- White Plains Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Bog Meadow Watershed Reserve Land: 2.1 mi
- Precilla Friedman Property: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Turkey Hill: 1.1 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.5 mi
- Misery Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pleasure Hill: 2.2 mi
- Ayers Mountain: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Giddings Park: 2.0 mi
- Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- River Park: 2.1 mi
- The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 2.3 mi
- Firemen's Field: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- plaque: 2.7 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.8 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 4.9 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 5.7 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 6.4 mi
Museums
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 3.1 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 3.6 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 4.1 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 45
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 2.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 39
- Muffler Man: 5.6 mi
- Nevertheless: 5.6 mi
- Promised Day: 5.6 mi
- River Blue: 7.6 mi
- Windy: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 37
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 3.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 7.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 7.4 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 8.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 9.1 mi
Beaches: 36
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.8 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 17.4 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 18.2 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 18.2 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 27
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Mary's Garden: 9.2 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 9.7 mi
- fern and rock garden: 11.3 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 12.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 14.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 14.2 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 24.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 24.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.4 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 18.9 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.6 mi
- Bara-Hack: 20.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 9.8 mi
- Old Spring: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 17.0 mi
- Powder House: 17.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Hearthstone Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Hill | NW 319° | 204 m | 7.7 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | NNW 328° | 185 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sweet Hill | NW 310° | 183 m | 7.6 mi |
| Goshen Hill | W 274° | 174 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pleasure Hill | NNW 349° | 172 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pudding Hill | NNE 15° | 171 m | 8.7 mi |
| Raymond Hill | SSW 204° | 170 m | 8.0 mi |
| Owunnegunset Hill | NW 308° | 168 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207759 — Hearthstone Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359264215
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 3 mi
- Norwich · 4 mi
- Preston · 9 mi
- Griswold · 10 mi
- Montville · 10 mi
- Willimantic · 10 mi
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