Raccoon Hill
Raccoon Hill rises to 228 m in Connecticut. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Face in Tree, a artwork 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808481, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Face in Tree: 0.7 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.5 mi
- First Tear: 7.3 mi
- Frog: 8.8 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 9.7 mi
- Portland Reservoir: 1.1 mi
- Helen Carlson Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- General John Hoar Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Oak Ledges Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Brook Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Sears Park: 2.4 mi
- Oakwood Soccer Park: 2.9 mi
- Bransfield Park: 2.9 mi
- Portland Recreational Complex: 3.3 mi
- Cobolt Landing: 3.8 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 3.3 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 4.5 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 5.0 mi
- Cromwell Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Gulf Hill: 0.8 mi
- Meshomasic Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Clark Hill: 1.5 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jouncer Hill: 1.7 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 2.4 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 3.3 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 4.0 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 4.1 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 4.2 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 1.2 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 3.1 mi
- Car Wreck: 5.5 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 5.9 mi
- Insect Hotel: 6.0 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 2.4 mi
- Rain Garden: 2.4 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Gingers Garden: 8.3 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Glen Falls: 2.8 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 4.0 mi
- Dividend Falls: 5.2 mi
- Tartia Falls: 6.1 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.7 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 16.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 21.2 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 21.5 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 23.4 mi
- Crow Point: 7.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 13.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 15.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 15.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 16.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 9.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 9.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Raccoon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | NNE 29° | 273 m | 7.8 mi |
| John Tom Hill | NNE 29° | 272 m | 7.8 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | N 7° | 265 m | 1.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | SE 136° | 241 m | 1.5 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NNE 21° | 234 m | 6.3 mi |
| Great Hill | SSW 193° | 222 m | 2.1 mi |
| Minnechaug Mountain | NNE 12° | 215 m | 8.0 mi |
| Baker Hill | ESE 118° | 204 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210079 — Raccoon Hill, Lower Connecticut River Valley County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359267953
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Essex · 19 mi
- Willimantic · 19 mi
- Tolland · 20 mi
- East Windsor · 21 mi
- Storrs · 21 mi
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