Peak · Connecticut
Round Hill
Round Hill rises to 52 m in Connecticut. Bare Hill stands 193 m to the northeast, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bundy Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808568, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 52 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.56760, -71.99980
- 2.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 7.1 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 8.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- World War I Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Taftville Playground: 2.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
- David Hale Fanning Park: 2.9 mi
- Sachem Park: 2.9 mi
Museums
- John Bishop House: 2.7 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 4.7 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.7 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 4.9 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 5.1 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 2.2 mi
- Miantonomo: 2.9 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 5.1 mi
- Cellar Hole: 8.1 mi
- plaque: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Choate Brook Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Sunfox Campground: 2.3 mi
- Norwich Avenue Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Lisbon Meadows Park: 2.6 mi
- Preston Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Bundy Hill: 1.1 mi
- Prospect Hill: 2.3 mi
- Taylor Hill: 2.7 mi
- Rye Hill: 2.9 mi
- Geer Hill: 3.0 mi
Artworks: 38
- Promised Day: 4.9 mi
- Nevertheless: 4.9 mi
- Muffler Man: 5.8 mi
- River Blue: 7.0 mi
- Stone Turtle: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 37
- Moosup Pond Beach: 13.2 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 14.4 mi
- Williams Beach: 15.5 mi
- Groton Beach: 16.2 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 27
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 3.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 8.8 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 9.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 9.7 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 22
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Sprout Garden: 14.0 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 14.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 14.2 mi
- Laurel Walk: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Yantic Falls: 5.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 8.5 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 8.5 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 12.8 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Skate Hut: 16.0 mi
- Powder House: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.0 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.2 mi
- Big Beach: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.2 mi
- Coney Rock: 18.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 21.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.1 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 10.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 19.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 19.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 21.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Round Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bare Hill | NE 56° | 193 m | 8.9 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | SSE 147° | 163 m | 5.8 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | NNW 346° | 163 m | 7.3 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | WNW 288° | 160 m | 7.8 mi |
| Stone Hill | ENE 59° | 157 m | 6.6 mi |
| Barns Hill | SE 140° | 155 m | 6.6 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | WSW 254° | 153 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bay Mountain | ESE 112° | 152 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
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- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210319 — Round Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359268327
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