Peak · Connecticut
Turkey Hill
Turkey Hill rises to 129 m in Connecticut. Gates Hill stands 204 m to the northwest, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Misery Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31808764, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 129 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.58343, -72.11924
- 5.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 13.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 7.9 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Misery Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hearthstone Hill: 1.1 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 1.9 mi
- Brush Hill: 2.0 mi
- Ox Hill: 2.8 mi
Parks
- Firemen's Field: 1.4 mi
- Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Norwich Little League: 2.5 mi
- Fernwood Playground: 2.6 mi
- Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Norwich Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 2.6 mi
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 2.8 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 3.1 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
- plaque: 3.7 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.2 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 4.7 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 6.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Bog Meadow Watershed Reserve Land: 1.5 mi
- White Plains Road Open Space: 1.6 mi
- Bozrah Hay Mowing Lot: 1.7 mi
- East Franklin Open Space: 1.9 mi
- Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 38
- Muffler Man: 4.5 mi
- Nevertheless: 4.6 mi
- Promised Day: 4.7 mi
- River Blue: 6.5 mi
- Windy: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 36
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 3.9 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 8.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 8.5 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 9.6 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 10.1 mi
Beaches: 35
- Kiddie's Beach: 16.2 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 16.6 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 17.0 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 17.3 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 17.6 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 3.7 mi
- Yantic Falls: 3.7 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 5.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.9 mi
- Grayville Falls: 13.0 mi
Gardens: 25
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Mary's Garden: 10.1 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 10.6 mi
- fern and rock garden: 11.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 15.3 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 23.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 23.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 23.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Johnsonville Village: 19.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.3 mi
- Bara-Hack: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 10.8 mi
- Old Spring: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 15.9 mi
- Powder House: 16.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Turkey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Hill | NW 324° | 204 m | 8.5 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | NNW 333° | 185 m | 7.3 mi |
| Sweet Hill | NW 317° | 183 m | 8.3 mi |
| Goshen Hill | WNW 284° | 174 m | 6.6 mi |
| Raymond Hill | SSW 206° | 170 m | 6.9 mi |
| Owunnegunset Hill | NW 316° | 168 m | 7.6 mi |
| Commons Hill | NW 313° | 167 m | 8.1 mi |
| Scott Hill | WSW 243° | 165 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359270689
Day trips start here
- Norwich · 3 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 4 mi
- Montville · 8 mi
- Preston · 8 mi
- Griswold · 10 mi
- Willimantic · 10 mi
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