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Tenmile Hill

Tenmile Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tenmile Hill rises to 302 m in Connecticut. Preston Hill stands 442 m to the north, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Gardner Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808707, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
302 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66009, -73.51512

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Charlie Jones Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Fireman's Field: 2.0 mi
  • Town of Dover: 2.1 mi
  • Emanuel Williamson Park: 2.3 mi
  • Emmanuel Williamson Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Charcoal Hearth: 1.8 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 3.9 mi
  • Lois Batchelder: 4.5 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 8.3 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 13.7 mi
Museums: 34
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cascades: 2.2 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Kent Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Judea Garden: 9.5 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 11.4 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 14.0 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 17.9 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 17
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 11
Artworks: 11
  • Jean Widmark: 14.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 17.3 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 17.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 20.6 mi
  • Evelyn Rimai Fisher Sculpture: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 13.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Tenmile Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Preston HillN 358°442 m3.4 mi
North Preston HillN 1°441 m4.2 mi
Chapel Pond HillN 9°426 m4.0 mi
Dennis HillW 267°416 m5.7 mi
East MountainN 349°406 m4.6 mi
Observatory HillSSW 195°405 m5.2 mi
Schaghticoke MountainNNW 348°404 m1.8 mi
Bald HillNE 46°400 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5120:33
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506067737264534132
Precip in3.73.44.03.83.64.54.43.85.14.73.94.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stormville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270294

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