Peak · Connecticut
Ox Hill
Ox Hill rises to 119 m in Connecticut. Pleasure Hill stands 172 m to the north-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunters Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808371, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 119 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56093, -72.07424
- 4.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 10.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 22.2 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hunters Road Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Stewart Drive Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Hunters Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Schiller Street Open Space: 1.1 mi
- East Pratte Avenue Open Space: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park: 0.6 mi
- Firefighters Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Robert W. Spayne Basketball Courts: 1.1 mi
- Stephen S. Armstrong Tenis Courts: 1.1 mi
- Howie Dickenman Field: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Norwich Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 1.3 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 1.3 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 1.7 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Miantonomo: 1.4 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 2.6 mi
- plaque: 6.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.2 mi
Peaks
- Jail Hill: 2.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 2.8 mi
- Bundy Hill: 2.8 mi
- Laurel Hill: 2.9 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 39
- Austrailia Beach: 14.9 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 15.3 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 15.5 mi
- Groton Beach: 15.8 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.9 mi
Artworks: 38
- Promised Day: 2.5 mi
- Nevertheless: 2.5 mi
- Muffler Man: 2.9 mi
- River Blue: 4.8 mi
- Sparky: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Yantic Falls: 2.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 33
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 2.9 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 9.5 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 9.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 9.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 12.5 mi
- Mary's Garden: 12.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 12.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 17.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 21.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 21.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 21.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Skate Hut: 14.5 mi
- Powder House: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Johnsonville Village: 20.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 22.3 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 10.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Ox Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Hill | NNW 335° | 172 m | 6.8 mi |
| Raymond Hill | SW 229° | 170 m | 7.1 mi |
| Scott Hill | W 262° | 165 m | 7.3 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | NNE 16° | 163 m | 7.8 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | ESE 122° | 163 m | 8.3 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 309° | 160 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mason Hill | WNW 303° | 158 m | 6.2 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | WSW 245° | 153 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 209569 — Ox Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359267181
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