Preston Hill
Preston Hill rises to 429 m in Vermont. Colton Hill stands 727 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut River Byway passes 5.9 miles off.
The story
mountain in Vermont, United States of America
Wikidata Q49064062, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 429 m
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Connecticut River Byway, National
- 13.4 mi off the Crossroad of Vermont Byway
- 14.0 mi off the River Heritage Tour
- 25.2 mi off the Scenic Route 100 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Post Pond Overlook · 8 mi
- Balch Hill · 10 mi
- Sunset Viewing Spot · 10 mi
- Norman Overlook · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Center Hill: 0.6 mi
- Richardson Hill: 1.1 mi
- Davidson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Childs Hill: 1.4 mi
- Whitcomb Hill: 1.6 mi
- Podunk Wildlife Management Area: 2.7 mi
- Post Mills Nature Area: 3.2 mi
- Old City Falls Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Ely Mountain Conservation Area: 5.1 mi
- Norwich Town Forest: 5.4 mi
- Thetford Park: 3.3 mi
- Thetford Veterans Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Thetford Hill Common: 4.6 mi
- Thetford Hill State Park: 4.6 mi
- Union Village Dam Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Lasso Ledge: 8.5 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 8.8 mi
- Eagle Ledge: 8.8 mi
- The Palisades: 9.2 mi
- Holt's Ledge: 11.4 mi
- Rogers Woolen Mill: 3.7 mi
- Pegjack Memorial Forest: 4.5 mi
- North Thetford Bridge: 6.3 mi
- Lyme Cannon: 8.0 mi
- The Daniel G. Mack Home: 8.2 mi
- Lyme-East Thetford Bridge: 6.8 mi
- Solomon & Daniel Mack Farm Site: 7.1 mi
- Stephen Mack Farm Site: 8.2 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place: 8.5 mi
- School Site: 8.8 mi
- Vermontasaurus: 3.7 mi
- Feral Seed: 10.0 mi
- Peaceful Serenity: 10.1 mi
- X-Delta: 10.2 mi
- Robert Frost: 10.2 mi
- Justin Smith Morrill Homestead: 3.4 mi
- Brian's Museum of Rusty Dusty Stuff: 3.6 mi
- Hughes Barn Museum: 4.8 mi
- Joseph Smith Birth Place Memorial Visitor's Center: 8.4 mi
- Hood Museum of Art: 10.5 mi
- Sandy Beach: 3.5 mi
- Treasure Island Beach: 5.6 mi
- Chase Town Beach: 8.1 mi
- Fairlee Town Beach: 8.5 mi
- Mink Brook Swimming Area: 10.6 mi
- Sayre Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Union Village Covered Bridge: 5.2 mi
- Edgell Covered Bridge: 7.2 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridge: 9.2 mi
- Mill Covered Bridge: 9.5 mi
- The Chutes: 3.7 mi
- The Chutes: 3.7 mi
- Lower Old City Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper Old City Falls: 3.7 mi
- Glen Falls: 8.6 mi
- Area 2: 3.7 mi
- Area 1: 4.0 mi
- Goose Pond Park Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
- Life Sciences Greenhouse: 10.0 mi
- South Royalton Community Garden: 10.7 mi
- Canillas Community Garden: 14.5 mi
- Vermont Welcome Center - Sharon: 10.5 mi
- Rest Area I-91 (South Bound): 16.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Preston Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colton Hill | NNW 337° | 727 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hawkins Mountain | NNW 337° | 712 m | 6.8 mi |
| Patterson Mountain | NNW 346° | 696 m | 6.3 mi |
| Flag Hill | NNW 337° | 684 m | 8.8 mi |
| Brocklebank Hill | NW 316° | 642 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gilman Hill | NNW 342° | 614 m | 4.6 mi |
| Williams Hill | WNW 293° | 591 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kibling Hill | WNW 283° | 575 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:08 | 19:52 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:28 | 16:15 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 18 | 20 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 60 | 47 | 36 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356554159
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