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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

Nature reserves
  • Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
  • Wigwam Brook Audubon Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.9 mi
  • White Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Boyd Woods Audubon Sanctuary: 1.6 mi
  • Horticulture Therapy Farm, LLC: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Museums
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
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Marshepaug Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 47
  • 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
Gardens: 29
  • 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
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
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 9.3 miles of Jefferson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainNW 306°513 m8.8 mi
Ivy MountainNNW 339°504 m9.3 mi
The PinnacleNW 304°502 m9.2 mi
Brass MountainNNW 333°491 m8.8 mi
Beech HillNNW 343°452 m8.7 mi
HogsheadWNW 295°446 m9.1 mi
Lucas HillNNW 337°430 m7.7 mi
Town HillW 270°429 m8.2 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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