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Preston Hill

Preston Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates43.85257, -72.30787

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Cliffs: 46
  • 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
Historic sites: 32
Attractions: 20
  • 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
Artworks: 19
Museums: 16
Beaches: 14
Covered bridges: 11
Waterfalls: 11
  • 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
Picnic sites: 3
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Colton HillNNW 337°727 m7.5 mi
Hawkins MountainNNW 337°712 m6.8 mi
Patterson MountainNNW 346°696 m6.3 mi
Flag HillNNW 337°684 m8.8 mi
Brocklebank HillNW 316°642 m7.9 mi
Gilman HillNNW 342°614 m4.6 mi
Williams HillWNW 293°591 m6.2 mi
Kibling HillWNW 283°575 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:02
June solstice05:0819:5220:36
September equinox06:3718:1118:49
December solstice07:2115:2816:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F182029425564696860473625
Precip in2.62.22.72.93.54.14.33.73.44.33.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Village DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356554159

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