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Nichols Hill

Nichols Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nichols Hill rises to 215 m in Connecticut. Lindsley Hill stands 312 m to the east-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Juniper Hill, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808332, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
215 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.57343, -73.08594
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Bunker Hill Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Coe Park: 1.2 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Huntington Avenue Playground: 1.7 mi
  • Permaculture Area: 1.8 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Historic sites
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 2.3 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 2.4 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 2.5 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 2.5 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 2.5 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 57
Attractions: 46
Artworks: 30
  • Whale Sculpture: 2.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 2.5 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 2.6 mi
  • Maori Head: 3.0 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 28
Cliffs: 24
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 3.7 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 4.9 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 6.4 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 11.0 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Pond View: 19.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 9.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cold Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Hermit spring: 20.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Nichols Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindsley HillENE 61°312 m7.1 mi
Walnut HillN 350°307 m7.7 mi
Clinton HillNE 52°303 m5.0 mi
Becar HillENE 57°297 m6.0 mi
Pine HillNNE 16°295 m6.5 mi
Magnolia HillNW 309°294 m7.0 mi
Great HillSW 223°292 m3.8 mi
French MountainNNW 330°291 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359266645

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