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Morrison Hill

Morrison Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Morrison Hill rises to 370 m in Connecticut. Seymour Mountain stands 517 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is cascade, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 12 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808272, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
370 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.02315, -72.94871

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Howells Pond Boat Launch: 2.2 mi
  • Berg Field: 3.1 mi
  • Driftwood Community Association: 9.0 mi
  • Rail Trail: 9.1 mi
  • Rowley Fields: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 4.8 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 9.0 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 9.6 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 10.5 mi
  • Catherine L. O'Brien Memorial: 10.9 mi
Museums
Artworks: 49
  • Angel of Independence: 10.8 mi
  • The Globe: 10.9 mi
  • Heroes of Westfield: 12.2 mi
  • Epiphany: 12.6 mi
  • Westfield is Fantastic: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 46
  • state boundary marker: 2.6 mi
  • Army Corps of Engineers benchmark: 4.4 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 5.2 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 6.3 mi
  • cellar hole: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 44
  • cascade: 0.5 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 0.5 mi
  • Falls Brook Falls: 0.5 mi
  • cascade: 0.6 mi
  • Balance Rock Cascades: 1.7 mi
Gardens: 41
  • Southwick Community Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Cathy's Garden & Gazebo: 10.8 mi
  • Dorothy Perkins Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Evelyn B. Rose Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Arboretum: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 22
  • Cloud Buttress: 6.9 mi
  • Acorn Face: 6.9 mi
  • Progressive Buttress: 6.9 mi
  • Grotto: 6.9 mi
  • Squirrel Wall: 6.9 mi
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Morrison Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Seymour MountainWNW 287°517 m8.3 mi
Dodds MountainWNW 290°516 m9.2 mi
Lair MountainNNW 333°513 m8.5 mi
Noyes HillNW 324°496 m7.5 mi
Tow HillNNW 335°466 m6.8 mi
Babb HillNNW 343°465 m7.2 mi
Bull MountainWNW 285°456 m6.6 mi
Liberty HillNNE 13°448 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359266330

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