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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

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Coordinates41.89176, -72.97260
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 55
  • Jones Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Hermit memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 9.2 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 9.7 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 10.2 mi
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
Gardens: 52
  • Southwick Community Garden: 12.3 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Shade Garden: 13.3 mi
  • Primary Garden: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves
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
Waterfalls: 38
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: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 18.2 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 HillW443 m7.4 mi
Grant HillWNW442 m10.2 mi
Panorama HillNW440 m8.1 mi
Mount OuleoutW433 m10.1 mi
Beecher HillNNW430 m9.1 mi
Beech HillNNW429 m10.2 mi
Mount PisgahNW422 m9.8 mi
Pine MountainNNE421 m5.9 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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