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Jefferson Hill

Jefferson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jefferson Hill rises to 378 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand, a garden 0.3 miles away.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808115, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
378 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.74649, -73.15900
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Nature reserves
  • Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
  • White Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Boyd Woods Audubon Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Horticulture Therapy Farm, LLC: 1.6 mi
  • Upper Bantam River Preserve: 1.7 mi
Parks
  • Litchfield Community Field: 2.1 mi
  • Borzani Park: 3.7 mi
  • Fuessenich Park Extension and Storrs Park: 3.9 mi
  • Coe Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Fuessenich Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 46
  • Pinnacle Rock: 1.9 mi
  • Gagarin Grove: 5.7 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 7.3 mi
  • Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 41
Cliffs: 29
  • Hornet's Nest: 2.5 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 8.0 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 8.6 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 8.7 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 0.3 mi
  • Judea Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 14.4 mi
Artworks: 14
  • Jean Widmark: 13.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 14.5 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 14.5 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 14.7 mi
  • Maori Head: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 13
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 10.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Jefferson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainNW513 m8.8 mi
Ivy MountainNNW504 m9.3 mi
The PinnacleNW502 m9.2 mi
Brass MountainNNW491 m8.8 mi
Bartholomew HillNW484 m9.4 mi
Beech HillNNW452 m8.7 mi
HogsheadWNW446 m9.1 mi
Lucas HillNNW430 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 208137 — Jefferson Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359264847

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