Rattlesnake Hill
Rattlesnake Hill rises to 354 m in Connecticut. Mount Everett stands 793 m to the northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Dough Boy, a historic site 1.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 18 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808492, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 26.0 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Church Hill: 1.7 mi
- Miles Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Toms Hill: 2.7 mi
- Dutcher Hill: 2.9 mi
- Alum Hill: 3.1 mi
- Lawrence Field: 1.1 mi
- Edith Scoville Memorial Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- Beckley Furnace Industrial Park: 2.0 mi
- East Twin Lake Water Access: 3.8 mi
- Umpachene Falls Park: 4.5 mi
- Ashley Falls Woods: 2.2 mi
- Donnelly Cr: 2.3 mi
- The Nature Conservancy (Canaan Mountain)(Easement): 3.0 mi
- Campbells Falls State Park: 3.1 mi
- Nature Conservancy: 3.8 mi
- Dough Boy: 1.1 mi
- East Canaan Veterans Monument: 2.1 mi
- World War I Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Battlesite Monument: 8.6 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 9.1 mi
- C H Pease Museum: 1.2 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 1.2 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 6.3 mi
- Norfolk Historical Society Museum: 6.6 mi
- Campbell Falls: 4.1 mi
- Great Falls: 6.0 mi
- Sages Ravine Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 6.3 mi
- Bear Rock Falls: 6.7 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 2.0 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 6.0 mi
- Sheffield Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 9.3 mi
- Orchard City Millage Sign: 12.0 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 10.6 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 12.5 mi
- Naked Lady: 12.6 mi
- Divine Mercy: 17.4 mi
- The First Station - Jesus Is Condemned by Pilate: 17.5 mi
- The Beech: 12.7 mi
- Space Invaders: 12.7 mi
- Squirrel Wall: 12.7 mi
- Cloud Buttress: 12.7 mi
- Acorn Face: 12.7 mi
- Holland Beach: 14.0 mi
- County Beach: 16.8 mi
- East Beach: 20.5 mi
- West Beach: 21.2 mi
- Iroquis Waterfront: 21.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 12.8 mi
- Naumkeag Garden: 17.5 mi
- Berkshire Botanical Garden: 18.3 mi
- Walled Garden: 20.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 21.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 14.6 mi
- Big Spring: 16.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 17.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.7 mi
- Questing: 6.7 mi
- Dudley Town: 15.9 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 8.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Everett | NW 306° | 793 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Race | WNW 297° | 723 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bear Mountain | W 275° | 708 m | 7.4 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | W 272° | 668 m | 8.0 mi |
| South Pinnacle | NW 310° | 626 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Plantain | WNW 285° | 626 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Peak | WSW 258° | 588 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bradford Mountain | SSE 164° | 584 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 32 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norfolk 2 SW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359267995
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 11 mi
- Monterey · 11 mi
- Berkshires · 12 mi
- Otis · 16 mi
- Stockbridge · 17 mi
- Lee · 19 mi
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