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Horse Hill

Horse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Hill rises to 236 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Koons Preserve, a nature reserve 1.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
236 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.50204, -73.27678

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.8 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.2 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 4.3 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 4.4 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 52
Waterfalls: 48
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Southford Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 7.0 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 42
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 7.7 mi
  • North Beach: 9.6 mi
  • South Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 4.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 11.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.5 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 13.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.8 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Horse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillN 354°324 m6.7 mi
Good HillNNE 12°292 m3.8 mi
Great HillENE 73°292 m7.6 mi
Second HillNW 306°285 m5.9 mi
Greenleaf HillNNW 345°282 m5.3 mi
Blackmans HillENE 64°282 m6.2 mi
Botsford HillWNW 299°267 m3.9 mi
Mine HillNW 324°267 m6.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264532

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