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Rattling Valley Hill

Rattling Valley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattling Valley Hill rises to 55 m in Connecticut. Tater Hill stands 179 m to the north-northeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Florence Bidwell Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808498, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
55 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.37982, -72.42231

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Devitt Field: 0.5 mi
  • Hubbard Field: 2.0 mi
  • North Quarter Park: 2.0 mi
  • Essex Tennis Courts: 2.2 mi
  • Municipal Triangle: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches
Waterfalls: 44
Attractions: 36
  • Historic Ferry: 2.8 mi
  • Stone Table: 3.0 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 4.5 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 6.7 mi
  • tri-town marker: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 28
  • Memorial Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 8.9 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1
  • Old Spring: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Rattling Valley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tater HillNNE 30°179 m6.4 mi
Bald HillN 2°167 m5.7 mi
Long HillNW 316°154 m6.3 mi
Turkey HillNW 310°140 m5.9 mi
Turkey HillWNW 302°138 m4.8 mi
Mount ArcherENE 64°136 m3.7 mi
Dolbia HillNE 43°134 m7.8 mi
Grassy HillE 79°129 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4520:27
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1315:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323239505767757467574739

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Orient PT SP, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359268000

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