Prospect Hill
Prospect Hill rises to 50 m in Connecticut. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Twomile Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 1931428).
Wikidata Q31808463, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 50 m
How to reach it
- 15.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 17.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 24.9 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Twomile Hill: 0.3 mi
- Soldier Hill: 0.9 mi
- Starr Hill: 1.1 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.3 mi
- Manitock Hill: 1.5 mi
- Veterans Memorial Field: 0.6 mi
- Mahan Park: 0.7 mi
- Bartlett Park: 0.8 mi
- Williams Park: 1.1 mi
- Blackhall Park: 1.1 mi
- Bates Woods Park: 0.6 mi
- Sandy Hollow Drive Park: 1.3 mi
- Manitock Hill Road (Owned By New London): 1.5 mi
- Rose Swamp Tract: 1.6 mi
- Jordan Mill Park: 2.1 mi
- Nathaniel Hempstead House: 1.2 mi
- Lyman Allyn Museum of Art: 1.2 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Museum: 1.4 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 1.6 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 1.7 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial: 1.3 mi
- The Guns: 1.3 mi
- Columbo Statue: 1.5 mi
- Soldiers-Sailors Monument: 1.7 mi
- United States Maritime Service Officers School: 1.9 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 2.2 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 2.9 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 2.9 mi
- Osprey Beach: 3.8 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 4.1 mi
- The Whale: 1.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.5 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.6 mi
- turtle rock: 9.8 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 10.0 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 1.1 mi
- Sparky: 5.3 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 7.0 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 7.5 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 7.9 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 1.1 mi
- Laurel Walk: 1.2 mi
- Azalea Garden: 1.2 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Sprout Garden: 1.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.0 mi
- Yantic Falls: 11.9 mi
- Chapman Falls: 14.0 mi
- Succor Brook Falls: 18.5 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 18.8 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 12.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 17.6 mi
- Crow Head: 18.2 mi
- Ram Head: 21.4 mi
- Hedges Bank: 22.8 mi
- Skate Hut: 0.8 mi
- Powder House: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 23.9 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 13.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 14.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 14.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.0 mi
- Old Spring: 8.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NNW 346° | 149 m | 6.2 mi |
| Crandall Hill | N 358° | 137 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 321° | 134 m | 5.7 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NW 311° | 120 m | 5.0 mi |
| Polly Hill | NW 306° | 117 m | 4.7 mi |
| Lynch Hill | N 354° | 115 m | 6.8 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 320° | 112 m | 3.7 mi |
| Pie Hill | N 353° | 109 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1931428 — Prospect Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359280414
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