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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Great Falls: 1.5 mi
- Riga Falls: 3.8 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 5.4 mi
- Sages Ravine Falls: 5.8 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
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 15.7 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
- Heritage Garden: 18.5 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 20.3 mi
- Judea Garden: 20.5 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 22.0 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 22.7 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
- Dudley Town: 11.8 mi
- Questing: 12.5 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 9.3 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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