Peak · Connecticut
Jackson Hill
Jackson Hill rises to 150 m in Connecticut. West Peak stands 301 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Coe Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 150 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.52982, -72.72037
- 27.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Coe Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.0 mi
- Camels Hump: 1.4 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.4 mi
- Beseck Mountain: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Beseck Lake Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
- Peckham Field: 1.5 mi
- Tynan Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Kronenberger Park: 1.9 mi
- Frank S. Marszalek Park: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Black Pond State Wildlife Area: 1.1 mi
- Lucy Strickland Estate: 1.4 mi
- King Property: 1.6 mi
- Higby Mountain Easement: 1.6 mi
- Wadsworth Falls State Park: 1.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Wadsworth Falls: 1.3 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 1.6 mi
- Westfield Falls: 3.5 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.3 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Joseph Pagano Jr.: 2.9 mi
- Colonel Clarence S. Wadsworth: 2.9 mi
- Cpl. Kemaphoom Chanawongse: 3.3 mi
- TSgt. John Chapman: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Wadsworth Mansion: 2.3 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 3.1 mi
- Greater Middletown Military Museum: 3.3 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 2.4 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 58
- 1954: 1.8 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.5 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 4.7 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 5.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.0 mi
Artworks: 52
- First Tear: 3.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 4.2 mi
- snake: 8.9 mi
- Home: 9.9 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 44
- Lake Beseck Beach: 1.2 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 6.2 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 12.3 mi
- Boating Side: 18.0 mi
- Waterfront: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Bluff Head: 8.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.7 mi
- Green Wall: 13.1 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 13.2 mi
- Crow Point: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 2.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 13.4 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 18.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Jackson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | WNW 289° | 301 m | 6.8 mi |
| East Peak | WNW 287° | 277 m | 6.3 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NW 325° | 272 m | 1.8 mi |
| Trimountain | S 189° | 232 m | 4.9 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | S 190° | 230 m | 6.1 mi |
| South Mountain | WNW 289° | 220 m | 5.6 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | SW 229° | 219 m | 1.7 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 319° | 217 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 208129 — Jackson Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359264834
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 20 mi
- Essex · 21 mi
- Old Saybrook · 24 mi
- Old Lyme · 26 mi
- East Lyme · 28 mi
- East Windsor · 28 mi
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