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Shaw Hill

Shaw Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shaw Hill rises to 220 m in Connecticut. Sprague Hill stands 257 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cohantic Ledges, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808609, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
220 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.75260, -72.06702

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pine Acres Lake Boat Launch: 1.8 mi
  • Hickory Grove Roadside Park: 4.4 mi
  • Edward Garrison Park: 4.6 mi
  • Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 4.9 mi
  • Hampton Reservoir Boat Launch: 4.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 58
Waterfalls: 30
Artworks: 30
Gardens: 14
  • Thread City Family Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 10.4 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 10.5 mi
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 15.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 15.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 18.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sprague HillN 359°257 m7.9 mi
Sherman HillN 7°252 m8.6 mi
Wheaton HillN 10°251 m9.8 mi
Pisgah HillN 4°248 m9.2 mi
Pumpkin HillNNW 335°241 m7.0 mi
Sunset HillNNW 348°240 m3.0 mi
Clark HillNW 311°235 m2.4 mi
Threemile HillN 349°234 m9.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359269387

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