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Rail Tree Hill

Rail Tree Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.55648, -73.24289

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
  • Miller Family Preserve: 1.5 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 1.9 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 2.2 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 2.3 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls: 56
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Southford Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade: 9.8 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 46
Attractions: 34
Artworks: 19
  • 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
Beaches: 17
  • 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
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 7
  • 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 sites: 6
  • 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
Springs: 3
  • Cold Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Hermit spring: 23.9 mi
  • The Silver Spring: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Rail Tree Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todd HillN 4°344 m6.9 mi
Painter HillNW 321°324 m3.8 mi
Lower Church HillNW 315°324 m7.3 mi
Plumb HillNNW 332°322 m5.4 mi
Carmel HillN 357°322 m5.6 mi
Fenn HillNW 318°303 m7.6 mi
Bell HillNNW 333°299 m5.8 mi
Magnolia HillNNE 25°294 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267967

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