Peak · Connecticut
Moose Hill
Moose Hill rises to 68 m in Connecticut. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Swamp, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808266, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 68 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.30815, -72.74204
- 18.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 23.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Wolf Swamp: 0.9 mi
- Notch Hill Brook: 1.0 mi
- North Farms Park: 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Lake Road): 2.0 mi
- Harrison Farm Preserve: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Notch Hill: 1.0 mi
- Long Hill: 1.9 mi
- Thunder Ridge: 2.0 mi
- Hungry Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Long Hill Park: 2.0 mi
- Stony Creek-Thimble Island Historic District: 2.8 mi
- Bayview Park: 2.8 mi
- Mill Pond Park: 2.9 mi
- Youngs Pond Park: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Stony Creek Museum: 2.6 mi
- Medad Stone Tavern Museum: 2.9 mi
- Hyland House Museum: 3.8 mi
- Thomas Griswold House: 3.9 mi
- Henry Whitfield State Historical Museum: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
- Stony Creek Honor Roll World War II: 2.8 mi
- Korean and Vietnam Memorial: 2.8 mi
- A Tribute to the Valor: 2.8 mi
- Guilford Vietnam War Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Guilford Volunteer Firefighters' Memorial: 3.6 mi
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 3.4 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 3.5 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 3.8 mi
- Limewood Beach: 4.3 mi
- Daniel Ave. Beach: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 49
- Cascade: 2.8 mi
- Nineveh Falls: 7.5 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 8.1 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 11.4 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 49
- Lillian's Garden: 4.6 mi
- Madison Community Gardens: 6.8 mi
- Native Plant Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 29
- Dinosaur Rock: 2.0 mi
- Bear Cave: 4.8 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.7 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 7.5 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 24
- James Madison: 7.6 mi
- snake: 7.6 mi
- Totem Pole: 8.0 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 8.7 mi
- John B Pierce: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Chimney Corner: 4.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 10.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.7 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 19.1 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 8.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Moose Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trimountain | N 2° | 232 m | 10.5 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | N 0° | 230 m | 9.3 mi |
| High Rock | NW 305° | 216 m | 12.6 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | N 2° | 210 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NW 318° | 206 m | 11.4 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNE 20° | 196 m | 10.2 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNW 349° | 176 m | 6.3 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NNE 19° | 167 m | 6.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 209021 — Moose Hill, South Central Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359266255
Day trips start here
- Essex · 19 mi
- Old Saybrook · 19 mi
- Old Lyme · 23 mi
- East Lyme · 27 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 28 mi
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