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Thompson Hill

Thompson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
Thompson Hill, a peak in ConnecticutJohn Phelan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Thompson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
John Phelan · CC BY 4.0
Thompson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
John Phelan · CC BY 4.0
Thompson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
John Phelan · CC BY 4.0
Thompson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
John Phelan · CC BY 4.0
Thompson Hill, a peak in Connecticut
John Phelan · CC BY 4.0

Thompson Hill rises to 181 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Historical Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808719, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
181 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.95844, -71.86341

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Grosvenordale Common: 1.6 mi
  • Mechanicsville Park: 2.0 mi
  • Thompson War Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Quaddick Reservoir Boat Launc: 2.5 mi
  • Riverside Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 9.3 mi
  • Frog Rock: 11.5 mi
  • Fat Man's Misery: 13.9 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 14.0 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 47
Museums: 36
Beaches: 22
Cliffs: 17
Gardens: 17
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Small House Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Herb Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Cargill Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 15.1 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 16.1 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 17.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 12.0 mi
  • Site #36: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Roger Williams Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillW 269°283 m8.1 mi
Joe Margy HillW 272°281 m8.7 mi
Wood HillNNE 22°277 m6.7 mi
Aplin HillW 270°276 m8.9 mi
Thunder HillW 267°265 m8.4 mi
Rocky HillWSW 258°264 m8.7 mi
Bare HillNNE 13°262 m8.6 mi
Mason HillW 276°259 m7.9 mi
Conditions

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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1924783 — Thompson Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359278861

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