Peak · Connecticut
Sterling Hill
Sterling Hill rises to 187 m in Connecticut. Bear Hill stands 215 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Revolutionary Heritage Byway runs past it.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808655, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.69296, -71.84828
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 0.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 6.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Overlooks nearby
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 24 mi
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Dr. Olav and Anna-Lisa Laakso Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Chiampa Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Sterling Radio Tower Site: 2.0 mi
- River's Edge Campground: 2.1 mi
- Lockes Meadow Pond Wildlife Area: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Webb Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hopkins Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ekonk Hill: 1.7 mi
- Withey Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pachaug Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Neil H. Cook Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.2 mi
- Moosup Veterans Park: 2.3 mi
- Moosup Park: 2.5 mi
- Pitch Pine Grove Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
Museums
- Plainfield Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 6.4 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 8.0 mi
- John Bishop House: 10.7 mi
- Tomaquag Indian Museum: 12.2 mi
Historic sites
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Fallen Workers Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Whale Rock and Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.3 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 8.3 mi
Artworks
- Giant Troll Young Boulder: 12.4 mi
- Promised Day: 16.5 mi
- Nevertheless: 16.5 mi
- Muffler Man: 17.3 mi
- Manny: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 31
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 1.1 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 5.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 11.1 mi
- Crazy Corners: 12.0 mi
Beaches: 23
- Moosup Pond Beach: 2.8 mi
- Hope Pond Beach: 14.8 mi
- Wescott Beach: 15.5 mi
- Steers Beach: 19.0 mi
- Slacks Pond Beach: 19.4 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 4.2 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 7.2 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 11.3 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 13.9 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 20
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 15.9 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 18.3 mi
- Mary's Garden: 18.7 mi
- Florence Nightingale Memorial Garden: 21.6 mi
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 21.8 mi
Springs: 6
- Windham Spring: 18.4 mi
- Old Spring: 20.2 mi
- Elizabeth Spring: 20.4 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.5 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 6.9 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 16.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 13.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.2 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 20.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Little Beach: 15.6 mi
- Big Beach: 15.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.2 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 15.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Sterling Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Hill | NNE 12° | 215 m | 10.4 mi |
| Howard Hill | NE 56° | 209 m | 8.2 mi |
| Ekonk Hill | S 182° | 204 m | 1.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | ESE 116° | 203 m | 7.9 mi |
| Slater Hill | N 8° | 199 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bennett Hill | NE 43° | 197 m | 7.9 mi |
| Alva Pond Hill | NNE 15° | 197 m | 10.9 mi |
| Cucumber Hill | NE 42° | 195 m | 6.0 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 | 06:35 | 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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211162 — Sterling Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359269964
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- Griswold · 9 mi
- West Greenwich · 11 mi
- Arcadia Wildlife Management Park · 12 mi
- Foster · 12 mi
- Coventry · 13 mi
- Scituate · 13 mi
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