Nickerson Hill
Nickerson Hill rises to 123 m in Connecticut. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northwest, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808335, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 123 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 21.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 24.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brown Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mount Archer: 1.7 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.8 mi
- Honey Hill: 1.9 mi
- Tiffany Hill: 2.0 mi
- Fehrer Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Plimpton Preserve: 1.0 mi
- McIntosh Pond: 1.0 mi
- Bloom Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Sterling City Preserve: 1.2 mi
- The Eagle: 1.1 mi
- The Ancient Town of Lyme: 1.2 mi
- Lyme's Veterans Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Lyme Roll of Honor: 1.5 mi
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 4.2 mi
- Hamburg Fair: 1.4 mi
- Norwich Pond Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Uncas Lake Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
- Rogers Lake Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
- Powers Lake Boat Launch: 3.6 mi
- Connecticut River Museum: 4.4 mi
- Essex Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Florence Griswold Museum: 5.0 mi
- Lyme Art Association: 5.1 mi
- Essex Steam Train & Riverboat: 5.3 mi
- Poverty Island Beach: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Neck State Beach: 8.2 mi
- White Sand Beach: 8.2 mi
- Miami Beach: 8.3 mi
- Soundview Beach: 8.3 mi
- Cascade: 5.0 mi
- Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Cascade: 5.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 5.7 mi
- Chapman Falls: 6.0 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 2.2 mi
- tri-town marker: 2.9 mi
- turtle rock: 3.6 mi
- Devil's Oven: 5.5 mi
- Historic Ferry: 5.7 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.4 mi
- Gingers Garden: 10.6 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 11.3 mi
- Laurel Walk: 11.3 mi
- Azalea Garden: 11.3 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 5.9 mi
- Lion Gardner Statue: 8.0 mi
- Sparky: 11.4 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 11.8 mi
- River Blue: 13.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 1.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 7.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 18.8 mi
- Bluff Head: 19.2 mi
- Ram Head: 22.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 9.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 23.4 mi
- Skate Hut: 11.2 mi
- Powder House: 11.3 mi
- Old Spring: 17.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 9.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Nickerson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tater Hill | NNW 337° | 179 m | 4.6 mi |
| Maynard Hill | NE 45° | 174 m | 6.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 313° | 167 m | 6.5 mi |
| Ladd Hill | NE 37° | 148 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Archer | WNW 283° | 136 m | 1.7 mi |
| Beckwith Hill | NE 52° | 135 m | 5.7 mi |
| Dolbia Hill | N 5° | 134 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ridge Hill | ENE 73° | 134 m | 7.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
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 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359266647
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