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Hinkley Hill

Hinkley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hinkley Hill rises to 65 m in Connecticut. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is The Preserve at Castle Hill, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 2.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808042, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
65 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.38038, -71.85063
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Donahue Park: 1.0 mi
  • Pawcatuck Little League: 1.1 mi
  • "Bushel" Sposato Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wilcox Park: 1.2 mi
  • Spellman Park: 1.2 mi
Peaks
  • Cooky Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Bumpin Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Wequetequock Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Staunton Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Merritt Hill: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 48
Beaches: 46
Artworks: 24
  • Ninigret Statue: 4.8 mi
  • Penguin: 5.3 mi
  • Stone Turtle: 5.5 mi
  • Giant Gnome: 5.5 mi
  • Mjolnir: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 20
Gardens: 15
Waterfalls: 14
  • Cascade: 8.8 mi
  • Cascade: 9.0 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Silver Falls: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Pavilion: 9.6 mi
  • Little Nini Pavillion: 9.8 mi
  • Skate Hut: 14.0 mi
  • Powder House: 14.1 mi
  • Big Beach: 23.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 15.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 15.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.5 mi
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Factory Pond: 13.0 mi
  • Plum Point Spring: 24.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Hinkley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainNNW 331°163 m9.2 mi
Chapman HillN 356°158 m7.8 mi
Barns HillNNW 336°155 m8.6 mi
Pendleton HillN 2°153 m8.5 mi
Bay MountainNNW 343°152 m11.6 mi
Stewart HillNNW 346°149 m6.9 mi
Ayer HillNW 322°144 m9.0 mi
Wintechog HillNW 325°139 m6.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1519:4320:25
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1115:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323340495867747266554638
Precip in3.32.74.23.93.33.52.93.53.84.33.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerly State AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264367

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