Sunset Hill
Sunset Hill rises to 173 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandy Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 211297).
Wikidata Q31808684, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 173 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.6 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.5 mi off the Lost Villages Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 25 mi
- Lookout Point · 28 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Grosvenordale Common: 1.5 mi
- Thompson War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- Riverside Park: 2.0 mi
- Heritage Way Park: 2.1 mi
- Duhamel Park: 2.2 mi
- Beresik Square: 5.1 mi
- Harriet K. Crawford Memorial Tree: 5.2 mi
- Six Toes trail marker: 5.3 mi
- Dudley Fire Department Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Memorial Square: 5.4 mi
- Brandy Hill: 0.8 mi
- Thompson Hill: 0.9 mi
- Fort Hill: 1.5 mi
- Depot Hill: 1.8 mi
- Quaddick Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Waldron–French River Preserve: 1.8 mi
- West Thompson Dam Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- O'Leary Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Blain Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Ravenelle Road Open Space: 3.1 mi
- Motion: 12.0 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 16.2 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 18.1 mi
- Orthodox Altar: 18.1 mi
- Orson the Polar Bear: 18.3 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Aspinock Historical Society: 4.1 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 9.9 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 10.9 mi
- Dorr Rebellion Museum: 11.2 mi
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 9.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 12.0 mi
- Fat Man's Misery: 13.1 mi
- Devil's Corncrib: 13.2 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 14.3 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 9.2 mi
- YWCA Beach: 10.2 mi
- Flynns Beach: 10.4 mi
- Wescott Beach: 10.4 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 10.5 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 8.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 21.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.0 mi
- Pond Cave: 22.5 mi
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
- Small House Garden: 15.3 mi
- Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 19.5 mi
- Hadwen Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Cargill Falls: 4.6 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 15.8 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 16.5 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 19.2 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 19.5 mi
- Thirsty Beaver: 18.1 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.0 mi
- Bara-Hack: 9.9 mi
- Picnic: 11.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Sunset Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatney Hill | W 262° | 283 m | 8.2 mi |
| Joe Margy Hill | W 266° | 281 m | 8.7 mi |
| Wood Hill | NNE 25° | 277 m | 5.8 mi |
| Aplin Hill | W 264° | 276 m | 9.0 mi |
| Thunder Hill | W 261° | 265 m | 8.5 mi |
| Rocky Hill | WSW 253° | 264 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bare Hill | NNE 14° | 262 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mason Hill | W 269° | 259 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211297 — Sunset Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359270159
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