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Horse Hill

Horse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Horse Hill rises to 131 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the southwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Ichabod Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
131 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.45260, -73.25012

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Museums
Parks
  • Platt Park: 1.8 mi
  • Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
  • Union Square: 1.9 mi
  • Traditions Park: 2.2 mi
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Candle wall: 2.5 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 2.8 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth Site: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 4.0 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 4.9 mi
Beaches
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 4.2 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 6.2 mi
  • South Beach: 11.1 mi
  • North Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 55
Waterfalls: 47
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Southford Falls: 4.4 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 9.5 mi
Attractions: 24
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 8.1 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 10.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.9 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 9.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Horse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakSW 216°303 m7.7 mi
Good HillN 355°292 m7.1 mi
Great HillNE 46°292 m8.1 mi
Blackmans HillNE 34°282 m7.4 mi
Woodruff HillENE 69°273 m7.0 mi
Botsford HillNW 318°267 m7.2 mi
Hoop Pole HillN 1°264 m7.7 mi
Grassy HillN 360°256 m5.2 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/359264549

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