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Standish Hill

Standish Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Standish Hill rises to 153 m in Connecticut. Post Hill stands 239 m to the northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pease Brook Wildlife Management Area, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808651, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
153 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58510, -72.20980

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Savin Lake Park: 2.2 mi
  • Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Aspinall Recreation Complex: 3.7 mi
  • Firemen's Field: 4.7 mi
  • Fernwood Playground: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Dr. William Beaumont: 4.3 mi
  • plaque: 5.2 mi
  • Wilcox Mill: 7.7 mi
  • Wilcox Mill (Site of): 7.7 mi
  • Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 8.1 mi
Waterfalls: 46
Beaches: 41
Artworks: 40
Attractions: 40
Gardens: 38
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Old Spring: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Standish Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Post HillNW 312°239 m8.9 mi
Gates HillN 358°204 m6.8 mi
Clarks HillNW 320°196 m7.5 mi
Obwebetuck HillNNE 12°185 m6.6 mi
Sweet HillN 350°183 m6.0 mi
Chapel HillS 177°182 m8.1 mi
Buckley HillWSW 252°176 m7.6 mi
Long HillSW 233°175 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211132 — Standish Hill, Southeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269915

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