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Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.97204, -71.86313

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Attractions
  • 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
Artworks: 40
Museums: 33
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 14
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 14.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Small House Garden: 15.3 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 19.5 mi
Waterfalls: 8
  • 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
Rest areas: 5
  • 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
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 11.7 mi
  • Site #36: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 24.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Sunset Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillW 262°283 m8.2 mi
Joe Margy HillW 266°281 m8.7 mi
Wood HillNNE 25°277 m5.8 mi
Aplin HillW 264°276 m9.0 mi
Thunder HillW 261°265 m8.5 mi
Rocky HillWSW 253°264 m9.0 mi
Bare HillNNE 14°262 m7.7 mi
Mason HillW 269°259 m7.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:27
September equinox06:3518:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

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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