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Schoolhouse Hill

Schoolhouse Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Schoolhouse Hill rises to 288 m in Connecticut. Walnut Mountain stands 400 m to the west-northwest, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunnell's Falls, a waterfall 0.9 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808587, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
288 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78926, -72.98177

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
Parks
  • Little League Field: 1.6 mi
  • Browns Corner Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 4.1 mi
  • Town Green: 4.2 mi
  • Millennium Field: 4.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 2.6 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 4.5 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 5.5 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 5.8 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 6.2 mi
Museums
Attractions: 53
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 1.6 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 3.8 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Lamothe Sugar House: 4.3 mi
  • 1780s dam site: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 48
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 8.3 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.6 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 42
Cliffs: 26
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 4.0 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 4.9 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 5.0 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 7.7 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.4 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 6.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 11.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Schoolhouse Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut MountainWNW 304°400 m8.2 mi
Burr MountainNW 318°383 m8.1 mi
Jefferson HillWSW 252°378 m9.6 mi
Cotton HillWNW 296°360 m3.5 mi
Ratlum MountainNNE 22°358 m7.4 mi
Johnnycake MountainSSW 195°354 m2.5 mi
Guernsey HillSW 236°346 m9.6 mi
Scoville HillWSW 250°340 m6.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359269249

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