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Mount Tom

Mount Tom, a peak in Connecticut
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Mount Tom rises to 393 m in Connecticut. Above All stands 450 m to the west-northwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Tom State Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away.

The story

mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808311, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
393 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69343, -73.27345

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sunnyfield: 0.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Warren Town Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington): 4.1 mi
  • Bryan Plaza: 4.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 53
Waterfalls: 47
  • New Preston Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 8.8 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 37
Cliffs: 18
Gardens: 17
Beaches: 13
  • Morris Town Beach: 2.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 3.4 mi
  • Waterfront: 12.7 mi
  • Boating Side: 12.7 mi
  • Sherman Town Beach: 14.1 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Jean Widmark: 8.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 15.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 15.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 15.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 15.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 16.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 12.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Mount Tom. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Above AllWNW 300°450 m4.7 mi
Peck MountainNNW 333°447 m7.5 mi
HogsheadNNW 343°446 m7.9 mi
Town HillNNW 327°429 m4.3 mi
Bromica MountainWNW 297°428 m7.9 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW 300°426 m6.4 mi
City HillNW 322°413 m3.4 mi
Jennings HillNNW 345°405 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:1919:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1815:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211500 — Mount Tom, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359270441

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