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Race Hill

Race Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Race Hill rises to 87 m in Connecticut. Trimountain stands 232 m to the north-northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ironwoods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 23 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808483, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
87 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.36704, -72.66371

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Guilford Town Park: 2.5 mi
  • Quonnipaug Lake Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
  • Nut Plains Park: 3.6 mi
  • Long Hill Park: 4.5 mi
  • Mill Pond Park: 5.4 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 54
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 35
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 2.7 mi
  • Bear Cave: 2.9 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 4.7 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 5.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Rock: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.8 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 22.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Race Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
TrimountainNNW 330°232 m7.4 mi
Fowler MountainNW 323°230 m6.6 mi
Beseck MountainNNW 337°219 m11.0 mi
Pistapaug MountainNW 320°210 m5.9 mi
Goose HillNE 44°201 m7.3 mi
Mount PisgahN 355°196 m5.5 mi
Chestnut MountainNNE 14°186 m9.9 mi
Totoket MountainWNW 292°176 m5.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4620:28
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1415:4116:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267957

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