Raccoon Hill
Raccoon Hill rises to 385 m in Connecticut. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant's Thumb, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 24 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808480, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 385 m
How to reach it
- 23.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamlet Hill: 0.1 mi
- Inka's Woods Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Winter Woodland: 0.8 mi
- Pope Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Dark Hollow Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Mount Prospect: 0.6 mi
- Wetauwanchu Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Falls Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Fink Hill: 1.7 mi
- Turnip Top: 1.8 mi
- Trotta Field: 1.2 mi
- Salisbury Village Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Town Green: 2.2 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 2.3 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 2.1 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 4.9 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 4.9 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 8.0 mi
- Great Falls: 1.5 mi
- Riga Falls: 3.8 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 4.7 mi
- Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.4 mi
- Dough Boy: 4.9 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 6.3 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 7.0 mi
- Folly: 7.1 mi
- Lime Kiln: 8.0 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 14.4 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 16.1 mi
- Naked Lady: 16.3 mi
- Diving Lady: 19.4 mi
- Divine Mercy: 22.0 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 0.0 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 3.3 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 5.9 mi
- trail parking: 10.0 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 17.4 mi
- Grand Staircase: 17.8 mi
- The Beech: 18.0 mi
- Space Invaders: 18.1 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 18.1 mi
- Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Flower Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Herb Gardens: 18.5 mi
- Heritage Garden: 18.5 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 20.3 mi
- Holland Beach: 16.3 mi
- East Beach: 17.7 mi
- West Beach: 18.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 21.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 16.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.2 mi
- Big Spring: 20.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 20.6 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 11.8 mi
- Questing: 12.5 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Raccoon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Frissell | NW 320° | 747 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mount Ashley | NW 326° | 725 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 328° | 708 m | 5.7 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NW 314° | 706 m | 6.9 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NW 312° | 702 m | 6.6 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 321° | 695 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | NW 321° | 668 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Plantain | NNW 334° | 626 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359267950
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 15 mi
- Monterey · 17 mi
- Berkshires · 18 mi
- Otis · 22 mi
- Stockbridge · 22 mi
- Lee · 24 mi
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