Peak · Connecticut
Shepherd Hill
Shepherd Hill rises to 105 m in Connecticut. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the west-northwest, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Quinebaug Fish Hatchery, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 105 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.73252, -71.90804
- 2.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 3.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 3.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 27 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Quinebaug Fish Hatchery: 0.9 mi
- Rainville Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Tillinghast Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Chiampa Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Lathrop Cedar Swamp Preserve: 3.0 mi
Parks
- J. Arthur Atwood Memorial Field: 1.0 mi
- Moosup Park: 1.6 mi
- Moosup Veterans Park: 1.8 mi
- Rotary Park: 1.9 mi
- Sugar Brook Field Trial and Wildlife Management Area: 2.0 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 4.3 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 4.3 mi
Peaks
- Withey Hill: 2.2 mi
- Holmes Hill: 2.6 mi
- Half Hill Rock: 2.6 mi
- Allen Hill: 2.7 mi
- Black Hill: 2.8 mi
Museums: 48
- Plainfield Historical Society: 3.1 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 4.1 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 5.3 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 9.7 mi
- John Bishop House: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 33
Waterfalls: 19
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 7.6 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 11.3 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 11.8 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cargill Falls: 12.6 mi
Beaches: 14
- Moosup Pond Beach: 2.2 mi
- Wescott Beach: 15.3 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 17.6 mi
- Steers Beach: 19.8 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 20.5 mi
Attractions: 14
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 3.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 4.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 5.4 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 8.3 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 11
- Thread City Family Garden: 15.1 mi
- Mary's Garden: 15.6 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 18.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.9 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 21.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 11.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.7 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 15.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 15.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 16.2 mi
Springs: 3
- Windham Spring: 15.2 mi
- Old Spring: 22.0 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Little Beach: 19.4 mi
- Big Beach: 19.5 mi
- Picnic: 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 11.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Shepherd Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | WNW 296° | 240 m | 9.8 mi |
| Kimball Hill | NW 313° | 231 m | 8.4 mi |
| Alworth Hill | NW 306° | 225 m | 6.8 mi |
| Easter Hill | NW 324° | 222 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hampton Hill | WNW 295° | 221 m | 8.5 mi |
| Shaw Hill | W 280° | 220 m | 8.3 mi |
| Trowbridge Hill | NW 317° | 217 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | NE 35° | 215 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210810 — Shepherd Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359269424
Day trips start here
- Foster · 11 mi
- Griswold · 11 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 13 mi
- Putnam · 13 mi
- Scituate · 15 mi
- West Greenwich · 15 mi
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