Skip to content
Byway
Peak · Connecticut

Laurel Hill

Laurel Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Laurel Hill rises to 116 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Town of Simsbury Gersten Property, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 20 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808164, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
116 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.90288, -72.76704

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 0.4 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 1.3 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 2.7 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 3.2 mi
  • Tim Coyne Memorial: 3.4 mi
Parks
  • Tariffville Green: 0.5 mi
  • Curtiss Park: 0.7 mi
  • Tariffville Park: 0.8 mi
  • Curtiss Park: 0.8 mi
  • Curtiss Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Williams Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Hatchett Hill: 2.0 mi
  • Eastern Barndoor Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Stony Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Western Barndoor Hill: 3.5 mi
Museums
Artworks: 55
  • Bike Sculpture: 4.4 mi
  • Cow: 5.5 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 6.5 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 6.7 mi
  • Painted Cow: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 1.4 mi
  • Drake High Road Bridge: 2.9 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 3.0 mi
  • Boehm house site: 3.8 mi
  • King Philip's Cave: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Back Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Front Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Front Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Side Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 7.8 mi
Waterfalls: 51
Cliffs: 27
  • Hart Meadow: 8.5 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 8.5 mi
  • Garden Wall: 8.6 mi
  • Superstructure: 9.5 mi
  • Solar Panel: 9.6 mi
Beaches: 9
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 14.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Southington Rest Area: 23.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.4 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Laurel Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainWNW 300°421 m9.6 mi
Washington HillWNW 295°359 m8.4 mi
Ratlum MountainW 263°358 m8.3 mi
Breezy HillWSW 258°327 m9.1 mi
Pine ConeWNW 301°323 m6.2 mi
West LedgeW 266°305 m5.5 mi
Talcott MountainSSW 195°276 m6.5 mi
East HillWSW 242°261 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2719:03
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359265313

More peaks in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Laurel Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens