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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.

About

The story

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

Wikidata Q31808063, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
165 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.87677, -71.82979

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
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
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
Museums: 49
Attractions: 47
Gardens: 22
  • 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
  • Herb Garden: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 21
Waterfalls: 18
  • 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
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
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: 4
  • Picnic: 16.3 mi
  • Site #36: 20.3 mi
  • Little Beach: 21.7 mi
  • Big Beach: 22.0 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Horse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillSE 126°256 m3.2 mi
Durfee HillENE 77°244 m4.5 mi
Whites HillE 89°240 m2.8 mi
Pine HillE 86°235 m3.6 mi
Prospect HillW 279°229 m6.6 mi
Hamlet HillW 276°226 m8.1 mi
Benson MountainNNE 12°226 m8.2 mi
Mount HygeiaESE 116°224 m3.9 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264538

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