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Reed Hill

Reed Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Reed Hill rises to 253 m in Connecticut. Mount Frissell stands 747 m to the north, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Oak Hill Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808509, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
253 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95565, -73.45901

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bauer Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cannon Park And Ballfield: 1.2 mi
  • Trotta Field: 2.5 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Museums: 37
Historic sites: 35
Waterfalls: 27
Artworks: 25
  • Newsboy Statue: 16.3 mi
  • Diving Lady: 17.6 mi
  • Liebowitz Letter: 17.9 mi
  • Naked Lady: 18.1 mi
  • Parliament of Reality: 23.3 mi
Attractions: 16
Gardens: 16
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 21.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 10.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Reed Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount FrissellN 350°747 m6.7 mi
Mount AshleyN 354°725 m7.4 mi
Bear MountainN 2°708 m6.2 mi
Brace MountainNNW 344°706 m6.4 mi
South Brace MountainNNW 344°702 m6.0 mi
Round MountainN 352°695 m6.5 mi
Gridley MountainN 356°668 m5.8 mi
Mount PlantainN 2°626 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:1919:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1915:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359281852

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