Peak · Connecticut
Misery Hill
Misery Hill rises to 111 m in Connecticut. Gates Hill stands 204 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Brush Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808257, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 111 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58593, -72.13980
- 6.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Brush Hill: 1.0 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.1 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hearthstone Hill: 1.6 mi
- Blue Hill: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Bozrah Hay Mowing Lot: 1.2 mi
- East Franklin Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Odetah Camping Resort: 2.2 mi
- Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 2.3 mi
- Precilla Friedman Property: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 1.7 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 3.4 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 3.9 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.6 mi
Parks
- Firemen's Field: 1.8 mi
- Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Fernwood Playground: 2.8 mi
- Norwich Little League: 3.0 mi
- Giddings Park: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- plaque: 3.4 mi
- Miantonomo: 5.2 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 5.4 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 5.5 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 45
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 40
- Muffler Man: 5.1 mi
- Nevertheless: 5.4 mi
- Promised Day: 5.4 mi
- River Blue: 7.0 mi
- Windy: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 38
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 4.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 7.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 8.8 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 8.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 36
- Kiddie's Beach: 16.2 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 17.3 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 17.3 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 17.9 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 18.0 mi
Gardens: 27
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Mary's Garden: 9.5 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 10.1 mi
- fern and rock garden: 10.8 mi
- Sprout Garden: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 14.6 mi
- Coney Rock: 14.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.3 mi
- Flag Rock: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 24.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 24.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 24.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 24.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Johnsonville Village: 18.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 21.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 10.2 mi
- Old Spring: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 16.1 mi
- Powder House: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Misery Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Hill | NNW 330° | 204 m | 7.8 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | NNW 341° | 185 m | 6.8 mi |
| Sweet Hill | NW 322° | 183 m | 7.5 mi |
| Chapel Hill | SSW 202° | 182 m | 8.8 mi |
| Goshen Hill | WNW 285° | 174 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cooks Hill | NW 317° | 174 m | 8.7 mi |
| Pleasure Hill | N 7° | 172 m | 4.5 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | SSW 210° | 171 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359266168
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 4 mi
- Norwich · 4 mi
- Montville · 8 mi
- Preston · 9 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 10 mi
- Willimantic · 10 mi
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