Peak · Connecticut
Shack Hill
Shack Hill rises to 56 m in Connecticut. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Burgess Park Subdivision Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 11 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808602, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 56 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.36565, -72.05313
- 11.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 16.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.4 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 21.3 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Burgess Park Subdivision Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 0.4 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 0.6 mi
- Romanella Subdivision Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Copp Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Crooked S Hill: 0.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 0.8 mi
- Long Hill: 0.8 mi
- Averys Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
- Bridge Street Parklet: 1.0 mi
- Monument Street Parklet: 1.6 mi
- United States Submarine World War II Veterans Memorial East: 1.6 mi
- KE Streeter Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
- Burrows Field: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Avery Memorial Monument: 1.3 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.5 mi
- Groton Monument: 1.5 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 1.6 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Groton Monument House Museum: 1.5 mi
- Ebenezer Avery House and Museum: 1.7 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 2.2 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 2.3 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Groton Beach: 2.4 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 3.1 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 3.2 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 3.3 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 26
- The Whale: 2.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.0 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.0 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 6.3 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Cascade: 1.9 mi
- Cascade: 2.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.2 mi
- Yantic Falls: 11.8 mi
- Cascade: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 20
- Nathan Hale Statue: 2.7 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 4.3 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.6 mi
- Mjolnir: 5.0 mi
- Giant Gnome: 5.0 mi
Gardens: 15
- Bertholf Plaza: 2.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 2.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 3.1 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 3.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 3.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 15.7 mi
- Crow Head: 18.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 21.2 mi
- Ram Head: 23.1 mi
- Hedges Bank: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 11.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 11.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 11.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 3.5 mi
- Powder House: 3.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.1 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 20.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 5.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Shack Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NW 319° | 149 m | 7.8 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 328° | 137 m | 7.2 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 23° | 120 m | 6.8 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | WNW 294° | 112 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pie Hill | NW 321° | 109 m | 6.8 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | N 359° | 108 m | 2.5 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | N 358° | 108 m | 4.1 mi |
| Uncas Hill | NNW 344° | 106 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210767 — Shack Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359269364
Day trips start here
- Groton · 2 mi
- New London · 3 mi
- Ledyard · 5 mi
- Mystic · 5 mi
- Waterford · 5 mi
- Stonington · 8 mi
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