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Poor House Hill

Poor House Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Poor House Hill rises to 336 m in Connecticut. Above All stands 450 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Apple Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808442, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
336 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.69315, -73.20622

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Town Green: 3.7 mi
  • Litchfield Community Field: 3.8 mi
  • Sunnyfield: 4.0 mi
  • Nystrom Park: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Cascade: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 43
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 21
  • Hornet's Nest: 6.9 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.9 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 9.3 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 10.5 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 14
Artworks: 12
  • Jean Widmark: 9.1 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 12.7 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 12.7 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 12.8 mi
  • Maori Head: 13.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 14.7 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 9.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Poor House Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Above AllWNW 287°450 m7.9 mi
Town HillWNW 302°429 m6.9 mi
City HillWNW 296°413 m6.2 mi
Pie HillN 360°412 m7.8 mi
Town HillN 350°407 m8.0 mi
Jennings HillNW 320°405 m8.1 mi
Mount ProspectNW 317°400 m4.4 mi
Mount TomW 270°393 m3.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359281842

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