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Towantic Hill

Towantic Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Towantic Hill rises to 219 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacks Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808740, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.46176, -73.10650

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 5.6 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 10.2 mi
  • Waterfront: 12.3 mi
  • Boating Side: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 55
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 55
Attractions: 42
Artworks: 23
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.1 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 7.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 7.2 mi
  • Maori Head: 7.3 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pond View: 12.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 12.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 12.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.9 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Towantic Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNW 343°292 m5.2 mi
Blackmans HillNNW 329°282 m6.4 mi
Andrews HillNNE 28°275 m1.7 mi
Woodruff HillNNW 335°273 m2.1 mi
Turkey HillNE 53°263 m7.0 mi
Prospect HillENE 67°260 m7.1 mi
Hopkins HillENE 71°259 m5.3 mi
Mount FairN 1°258 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211521 — Towantic Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359270503

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