Howard Hill
Howard Hill rises to 243 m in Connecticut. Lead Mine Hill stands 361 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hiscox Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808070, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 243 m
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 19.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 16.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.9 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hiscox Hill: 0.3 mi
- Furnace Hill: 0.6 mi
- Kenyon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Martin Hill: 1.5 mi
- Harrington Hill: 1.5 mi
- Kenyon Woods: 1.0 mi
- Crystal Pond Park: 1.8 mi
- Hauser Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Hill Refuge: 2.7 mi
- Pole Bridge Road Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 2.0 mi
- Ivy Glen Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 4.5 mi
- Ashford Town Green: 5.1 mi
- Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch: 5.1 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 2.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 5.2 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 5.5 mi
- Path Continues: 13.4 mi
- Path Continues: 13.5 mi
- Old Firetower Foundations: 3.5 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 8.4 mi
- Servant Square: 9.3 mi
- Southbridge Civil War Statue: 9.6 mi
- Southbridge Honor Roll: 9.6 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 7.4 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 10.4 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 10.5 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 11.2 mi
- Motion: 11.7 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 12.5 mi
- U’s and C’s: 12.5 mi
- Copper Tower: 12.5 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 12.6 mi
- Cargill Falls: 8.9 mi
- Codfish Falls: 10.9 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 11.4 mi
- Cascades: 13.6 mi
- Cascades: 13.6 mi
- Small House Garden: 11.6 mi
- Herb Garden: 11.7 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 12.3 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 12.5 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 12.6 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 6.3 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 9.9 mi
- Streeter Beach: 12.0 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 12.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.9 mi
- Coney Rock: 11.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 14.2 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 18.9 mi
- Flag Rock: 21.5 mi
- Bara-Hack: 5.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.5 mi
- Picnic: 5.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 16.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Howard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead Mine Hill | WNW 286° | 361 m | 5.5 mi |
| Coye Hill | NW 324° | 331 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sky Hill | W 278° | 331 m | 5.8 mi |
| Walker Mountain | NW 306° | 325 m | 3.5 mi |
| Hatchet Hill | N 0° | 313 m | 5.9 mi |
| Westford Hill | WSW 253° | 290 m | 6.1 mi |
| Corbin Hill | N 351° | 289 m | 3.7 mi |
| Coatney Hill | ENE 71° | 283 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 49 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359278368
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