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Holcomb Hill

Holcomb Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Holcomb Hill rises to 211 m in Connecticut. Platt Hill stands 443 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Village, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
211 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.89176, -72.97260
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Jones Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 9.0 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 9.0 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 9.2 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 56
  • Southwick Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Shade Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Herb Garden: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 53
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 8.7 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 12.5 mi
  • Cow: 14.2 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 14.8 mi
  • Painted Cow: 14.8 mi
Attractions: 49
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 2.7 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 3.9 mi
  • 4 towns meet: 4.2 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 4.6 mi
  • cellar hole: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 3.2 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 5.1 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 11.4 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 11.7 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 4.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 20.4 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.3 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Holcomb Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Platt HillW 273°443 m7.4 mi
Grant HillWNW 290°442 m10.2 mi
Panorama HillNW 310°440 m8.1 mi
Mount OuleoutW 272°433 m10.1 mi
Beecher HillNNW 346°430 m9.1 mi
Mount PisgahNW 321°422 m9.8 mi
Pine MountainNNE 22°421 m5.9 mi
Booth HillN 1°411 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207885 — Holcomb Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359264397

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