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Pleasure Hill

Pleasure Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Pleasure Hill rises to 172 m in Connecticut. Clark Hill stands 235 m to the north, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section), a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808426, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
172 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65038, -72.12980

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Giddings Park: 1.6 mi
  • Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 3.2 mi
  • River Park: 3.2 mi
  • Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
  • Gauthier Field: 3.3 mi
Waterfalls: 45
Artworks: 37
Attractions: 33
Gardens: 31
Beaches: 27
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 12.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Old Spring: 17.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Pleasure Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark HillN 9°235 m8.8 mi
Bear HillN 9°232 m9.5 mi
Shaw HillNNE 25°220 m7.8 mi
Gates HillWNW 297°204 m5.0 mi
Parish HillN 10°200 m6.6 mi
Clarks HillW 277°196 m9.1 mi
Westminster HillNE 53°187 m6.9 mi
Obwebetuck HillNW 305°185 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267606

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