Plumb Hill
Plumb Hill rises to 322 m in Connecticut. City Hill stands 413 m to the north, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808427, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 322 m
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Johnson Farm Preserve: 1.2 mi
- John Dorr Nature Center: 1.4 mi
- Steep Rock Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Hillside Farm Preserve: 2.0 mi
- American Indian Archaeological Institute: 2.0 mi
- Bryan Plaza: 1.8 mi
- Town Green: 4.4 mi
- Hodge Park: 4.8 mi
- Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington): 5.0 mi
- Sunnyfield: 5.1 mi
- Bell Hill: 0.4 mi
- Painter Hill: 1.8 mi
- Carmel Hill: 2.4 mi
- Robin Hill: 2.4 mi
- Steep Rock: 2.4 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Mill Ruins: 4.8 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.8 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 7.5 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 8.2 mi
- Indian village: 2.0 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 4.4 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 5.0 mi
- Peter's Forge: 6.2 mi
- New Preston Falls: 4.8 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 6.6 mi
- Knife Shop Falls: 11.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 12.0 mi
- Judea Garden: 4.5 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 7.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.6 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 12.5 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 12.5 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 5.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.0 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 10.9 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 11.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.2 mi
- Bethel Rock: 7.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.3 mi
- Kelly Slide: 8.7 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 10.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.0 mi
- Jean Widmark: 4.1 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 13.7 mi
- Ben Franklin: 13.7 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 13.8 mi
- Maori Head: 14.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
- Pond View: 21.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 21.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 21.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 22.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.3 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 21.1 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.9 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 11.7 mi
- Dudley Town: 13.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Plumb Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Hill | N 351° | 413 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Tom | NNE 12° | 393 m | 4.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | WNW 292° | 390 m | 6.0 mi |
| Rabbit Hill | N 349° | 385 m | 7.1 mi |
| Tinker Hill | NW 320° | 364 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Bushnell | NW 318° | 363 m | 5.3 mi |
| Mount Rat | N 352° | 352 m | 4.4 mi |
| Todd Hill | NE 55° | 344 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359267623
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 27 mi
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