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Rattlesnake Hill

Rattlesnake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Hill rises to 140 m in Connecticut. Good Hill stands 292 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Platt Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
140 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47426, -73.24845

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Candle wall: 3.8 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 4.0 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.4 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth Site: 4.5 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 55
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.4 mi
  • North Beach: 11.0 mi
  • South Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 53
Waterfalls: 48
  • Southford Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 4.6 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 9.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 9.4 mi
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 6.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.9 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.1 mi
  • greek letter pi: 11.4 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 10.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Good HillN 353°292 m5.6 mi
Great HillNE 55°292 m7.1 mi
Blackmans HillNE 41°282 m6.2 mi
Greenleaf HillNNW 338°282 m7.6 mi
Woodruff HillE 81°273 m6.5 mi
Botsford HillNW 308°267 m6.2 mi
Hoop Pole HillN 1°264 m6.2 mi
Moosehorn HillNNW 338°264 m7.9 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 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210107 — Rattlesnake Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359267984

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