Rail Tree Hill
Rail Tree Hill rises to 215 m in Connecticut. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Ledgewood, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808487, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 215 m
How to reach it
- 22.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ledgewood: 0.2 mi
- Good Hill Farms: 0.4 mi
- Finch: 0.7 mi
- Riverbend: 1.3 mi
- Miller Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Sawpit Hill: 0.4 mi
- Hoop Pole Hill: 0.6 mi
- Good Hill: 1.0 mi
- Peacock Hill: 1.0 mi
- Hogpen Hill: 2.0 mi
- Three Rivers Park: 1.5 mi
- Woodbury North Green: 2.0 mi
- Woodbury South Green: 2.3 mi
- Hollow Park: 2.3 mi
- Hurlburt Park: 3.7 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 2.1 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 5.6 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 6.0 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 6.2 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 1.9 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 2.3 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 2.9 mi
- U.S.D.A plaque: 6.2 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 2.1 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.8 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 8.8 mi
- Poet's Circle: 8.8 mi
- Biblical Garden: 8.8 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 5.4 mi
- Southford Falls: 7.9 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 9.9 mi
- New Preston Falls: 10.1 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 4.8 mi
- Indian village: 5.6 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 6.0 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 6.1 mi
- Millstone: 7.9 mi
- Jean Widmark: 1.6 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 10.3 mi
- Ben Franklin: 10.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 10.3 mi
- Maori Head: 10.8 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 10.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.4 mi
- Waterfront: 11.7 mi
- Boating Side: 11.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 2.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 8.5 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.9 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 10.7 mi
- Kelly Slide: 10.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.6 mi
- Pond View: 16.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 16.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 17.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 23.9 mi
- The Silver Spring: 24.8 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 16.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 18.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Rail Tree Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Hill | N 4° | 344 m | 6.9 mi |
| Painter Hill | NW 321° | 324 m | 3.8 mi |
| Lower Church Hill | NW 315° | 324 m | 7.3 mi |
| Plumb Hill | NNW 332° | 322 m | 5.4 mi |
| Carmel Hill | N 357° | 322 m | 5.6 mi |
| Fenn Hill | NW 318° | 303 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bell Hill | NNW 333° | 299 m | 5.8 mi |
| Magnolia Hill | NNE 25° | 294 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359267967
Day trips start here
- Putnam County · 28 mi
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