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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 66 m in Connecticut. Turkey Hill stands 138 m to the northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobs Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808460, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
66 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.31121, -72.39675

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Suellen Kozy McCuin: 1.6 mi
  • Westbrook Honor Roll: 3.2 mi
  • In Memorium Albert H. Cyphers Sr.: 3.2 mi
  • Westbrook: 3.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
Museums
Attractions: 34
  • Stone Table: 4.3 mi
  • Historic Ferry: 7.7 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 8.0 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 8.9 mi
  • tri-town marker: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Cascade: 9.3 mi
  • Clark Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Cascade: 10.4 mi
  • Cascade: 10.4 mi
  • Succor Brook Falls: 10.6 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Memorial Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 11.2 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 2.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 22.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey HillNW 324°138 m9.0 mi
Mount ArcherNNE 17°136 m6.7 mi
Grassy HillNE 44°129 m8.7 mi
Wig HillNW 325°128 m7.9 mi
Tower HillWNW 296°126 m7.1 mi
Nickerson HillNNE 31°123 m7.0 mi
Honey HillNNE 16°114 m6.0 mi
Brown HillNE 37°112 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 209998 — Prospect Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359267799

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