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New Preston Hill

New Preston Hill, seen from above at true elevation

New Preston Hill rises to 305 m in Connecticut. Above All stands 450 m to the north-northeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808330, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
305 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67648, -73.37068

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington): 1.0 mi
  • Warren Town Beach: 2.0 mi
  • Bryan Plaza: 3.6 mi
  • Sunnyfield: 4.8 mi
  • Town Green: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 52
  • Mill Ruins: 0.8 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 6.2 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 7.7 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 8.1 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 9.0 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Attractions: 25
Gardens: 14
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 13
Artworks: 8
  • Jean Widmark: 9.1 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 18.3 mi
  • greek letter pi: 18.6 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 18.8 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 18.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 20.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hermit spring: 21.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 22.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 17.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of New Preston Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Above AllNNE 15°450 m3.6 mi
Town HillNNE 29°429 m5.5 mi
Bromica MountainNNW 336°428 m5.2 mi
Huckleberry HillN 353°426 m4.4 mi
Mauwee PeakNNW 331°426 m5.6 mi
Flanders MountainNNW 335°422 m6.2 mi
City HillNE 37°413 m4.8 mi
Saint Johns PeakNNW 329°407 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 209252 — New Preston Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359266597

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