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Rucum Hill

Rucum Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rucum Hill rises to 251 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bronson Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53037, -73.26595

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 2.0 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 2.5 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.1 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 3.2 mi
Parks
  • Hurlburt Park: 2.8 mi
  • Hollow Park: 2.9 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 3.1 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 3.1 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 3.2 mi
Waterfalls: 55
Gardens: 47
Attractions: 25
Beaches: 21
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 9.1 mi
  • North Beach: 10.6 mi
  • South Beach: 10.8 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Jean Widmark: 2.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.4 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 11.6 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 11.6 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 13.6 mi
  • Pond View: 14.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNNW 346°324 m4.9 mi
Plumb HillNNW 348°322 m6.7 mi
Carmel HillN 7°322 m7.5 mi
Bell HillNNW 348°299 m7.1 mi
Good HillN 8°292 m1.7 mi
Great HillE 88°292 m6.7 mi
Second HillWNW 286°285 m5.6 mi
Greenleaf HillNNW 329°282 m3.7 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 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359268353

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