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Hiscox Hill

Hiscox Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hiscox Hill rises to 214 m in Connecticut. Lead Mine Hill stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.3 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808044, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
214 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94315, -72.08535

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 1.8 mi
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 4.2 mi
  • Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch: 4.8 mi
  • Ashford Town Green: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 60
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 2.9 mi
  • Frog Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 5.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 13.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 13.2 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 34
Artworks: 27
Waterfalls: 19
  • Cargill Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Cascades: 13.6 mi
  • Cascades: 13.7 mi
Gardens: 17
  • Small House Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 12.6 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 12.7 mi
Beaches: 13
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 5.2 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 16.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Hiscox Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lead Mine HillWNW 284°361 m5.3 mi
Coye HillNW 324°331 m3.5 mi
Sky HillW 276°331 m5.6 mi
Walker MountainNW 304°325 m3.2 mi
Hatchet HillN 2°313 m5.7 mi
Westford HillWSW 250°290 m6.0 mi
Corbin HillN 353°289 m3.4 mi
Coatney HillENE 75°283 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1415:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359278356

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