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Horse Hill

Horse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Hill rises to 165 m in Connecticut. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the southeast, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 207957).

Wikidata Q31808063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
165 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87677, -71.82979

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Motion: 18.3 mi
  • Statue of Hachikō: 18.5 mi
  • Graffiti Mural: 19.4 mi
  • Veritas Eternaliter Juvenis (truth is eternally young): 20.4 mi
  • McGlynn Sculpture Court: 20.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Pineville Mill: 1.5 mi
  • Six Toes trail marker: 5.3 mi
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 8.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 8.8 mi
Parks
  • East Killingly Soccer Field: 2.2 mi
  • Owen Bell Park: 3.4 mi
  • Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 4.5 mi
  • Letters Street Green: 4.7 mi
  • John F. Simonzi, Sr. Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Museums: 49
Attractions: 31
Beaches: 21
Gardens: 20
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Manton Bend Community Garden: 20.1 mi
  • Small House Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Rain Gardens: 21.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Woodward's Rock: 6.3 mi
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.0 mi
  • Coney Rock: 19.8 mi
  • Pond Cave: 20.4 mi
  • Lower Heart: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Cargill Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 12.7 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 13.5 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Thirsty Beaver: 15.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 16.3 mi
  • Little Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Big Beach: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Horse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillSE256 m3.2 mi
Durfee HillENE244 m4.5 mi
Whites HillE240 m2.8 mi
Pine HillE235 m3.6 mi
Prospect HillW229 m6.6 mi
Hamlet HillW226 m8.1 mi
Benson MountainNNE226 m8.2 mi
Mount HygeiaESE224 m3.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4420:27
September equinox06:3518:1018:46
December solstice07:1215:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936475766716962514132
Precip in4.53.95.24.73.84.53.64.54.45.04.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — N Foster 1 E, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264538

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