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Scranton Mountain

Scranton Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Scranton Mountain rises to 300 m in Connecticut. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Little League Field, a park 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808591, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
300 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76093, -72.96705

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Little League Field: 0.6 mi
  • Malerbo Rec Complex: 3.3 mi
  • Seymour Park: 3.5 mi
  • Suburban Park: 4.3 mi
  • Yodkin-Morin Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 0.9 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 4.3 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 4.5 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 4.8 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 5.4 mi
Waterfalls
Attractions: 57
  • Devil's Kitchen: 1.7 mi
  • Lamothe Sugar House: 2.3 mi
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 2.4 mi
  • Boynton Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Tory's Den: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 6.7 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.9 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 10.8 mi
  • Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 43
Cliffs: 26
  • Petro Cliffs: 3.2 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 3.4 mi
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 5.9 mi
  • Porcupine Hole: 8.0 mi
  • Green Wall: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 8.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Scranton Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cotton HillNW 312°360 m5.3 mi
Ratlum MountainNNE 13°358 m9.1 mi
Johnnycake MountainWSW 251°354 m1.5 mi
Scoville HillW 268°340 m6.6 mi
Hayden HillNW 306°332 m7.0 mi
West HillNNW 340°328 m8.3 mi
Breezy HillN 10°327 m8.0 mi
South MountainS 173°313 m7.8 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
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210721 — Scranton Mountain, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269281

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