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Lyon Hill

Lyon Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Lyon Hill rises to 218 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the north, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Gallup Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.8 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808208, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
218 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.86871, -72.03758

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Pomfret Little League Field: 3.0 mi
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 3.3 mi
  • Halls Pond Boat Launch: 4.0 mi
  • Pomfret Green: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 3.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 7.2 mi
  • Israel Putnam Memorial: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 41
Museums: 37
Artworks: 25
Waterfalls: 24
  • Cargill Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 10.2 mi
  • Cascades: 13.2 mi
  • Cascades: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 11.8 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 12.0 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 12
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 10.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 13.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Lyon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillN 8°283 m6.1 mi
Joe Margy HillN 3°281 m6.5 mi
Aplin HillN 1°276 m6.2 mi
Bungee HillN 353°269 m6.4 mi
Bradford HillN 358°267 m6.7 mi
Ragged HillN 7°265 m2.4 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillN 1°265 m3.4 mi
Thunder HillN 6°265 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 208652 — Lyon Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359265701

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