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Jackson Hill

Jackson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
Jackson Hill, a peak in ConnecticutNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Jackson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

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.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808110, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
150 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.52982, -72.72037
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
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
Peaks
Gardens: 59
Historic sites
Attractions: 54
  • 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
  • Bible Rock: 7.2 mi
Artworks: 52
Beaches: 43
Waterfalls: 40
Cliffs: 20
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
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 18.1 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West PeakWNW301 m6.8 mi
East PeakWNW277 m6.3 mi
Higby MountainNW272 m1.8 mi
TrimountainS232 m4.9 mi
Fowler MountainS230 m6.1 mi
South MountainWNW220 m5.6 mi
Beseck MountainSW219 m1.7 mi
Ragged MountainNW217 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

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

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