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Hopkins Hill

Hopkins Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hopkins Hill rises to 259 m in Connecticut. Southington Mountain stands 281 m to the north-northeast, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mulberry Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808059, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
259 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.48732, -73.00927

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Museums
Gardens: 59
  • Bethany Community Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers' Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Fountain: 2.4 mi
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 4.6 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Carrie Welton Fountain: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 55
Attractions: 42
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.3 mi
  • Millstone: 8.3 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 10.4 mi
  • Rock House: 11.3 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 27
Cliffs: 22
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 9.5 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 11.6 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 15.9 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Grove: 10.2 mi
  • Pond View: 16.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 8.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.5 mi
Lighthouses: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Hopkins Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Southington MountainNNE281 m8.4 mi
Andrews HillW275 m4.2 mi
Woodruff HillW273 m5.9 mi
Bucks HillN268 m8.4 mi
Turkey HillNNE263 m2.5 mi
Mount SanfordESE263 m3.6 mi
Prospect HillNE260 m1.8 mi
Mount FairNW258 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207949 — Hopkins Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359264518

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