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Polly Hill

Polly Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Polly Hill rises to 117 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Morgan Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
117 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40454, -72.19730

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Leary Park: 3.1 mi
  • Pattagansett Lake Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
  • Powers Lake Boat Launch: 3.2 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 3.5 mi
  • Cohanzie Park: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 58
Attractions: 36
  • turtle rock: 5.1 mi
  • tri-town marker: 6.0 mi
  • The Whale: 6.4 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 7.6 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Silver Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Cascade: 9.1 mi
  • Chapman Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Cascade: 9.8 mi
  • Cascade: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Azalea Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 4.9 mi
  • Sprout Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 24
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Polly Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillN 357°182 m4.4 mi
Maynard HillNNW 331°174 m4.7 mi
Forsyth HillNNW 345°171 m5.3 mi
Raymond HillN 9°170 m6.2 mi
Dolbeare HillNNE 12°162 m4.4 mi
Sharp HillNE 36°149 m4.0 mi
Ladd HillNNW 334°148 m5.7 mi
Crandall HillNE 46°137 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267653

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