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Rose Hill

Rose Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rose Hill rises to 91 m in Connecticut. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the east-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel Ledyard Highway Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.1 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808553, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
91 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47323, -72.02068

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Aljen Heights: 1.5 mi
  • Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
  • Pfizer Field: 2.1 mi
  • Sawmill Park: 2.5 mi
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 3.1 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 4.1 mi
  • Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 4.5 mi
  • Miantonomo: 5.5 mi
Beaches: 45
Attractions: 24
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 3.8 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 3.8 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 8.7 mi
  • The Whale: 9.0 mi
  • Large Glacial Erratic: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 18
Waterfalls: 14
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Windham Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Factory Pond: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Rose Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Prentice MountainENE163 m4.6 mi
Barns HillENE155 m5.6 mi
Wawecus HillNW153 m7.6 mi
Bay MountainNE152 m7.2 mi
Sharp HillWSW149 m6.9 mi
Stewart HillE149 m7.2 mi
Ayer HillENE144 m3.3 mi
Wintechog HillE139 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359268295

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