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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Hill rises to 263 m in Connecticut. Lindsley Hill stands 312 m to the north-northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is East Mountain Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 211601)

Wikidata Q31808762, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
263 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52260, -72.99899

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Carrie Welton Fountain: 3.2 mi
  • Clock-On-The-Green: 3.2 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 3.3 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Sustainable Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Poet's Circle: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 58
  • Cascade: 3.9 mi
  • Roaring Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 56
Attractions: 50
  • Libby's Lump: 7.9 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.8 mi
  • Rock House: 9.3 mi
  • Millstone: 9.7 mi
  • Millstone: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 49
Cliffs: 23
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 7.4 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.6 mi
  • Bethel Rock: 10.6 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 13.5 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
  • Pond View: 18.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 18.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Southington Rest Area: 6.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lindsley HillNNE 14°312 m7.1 mi
Clinton HillN 356°303 m6.6 mi
West PeakENE 71°301 m8.5 mi
Becar HillN 5°297 m6.8 mi
Great HillW 276°292 m7.1 mi
Compounce MountainNNE 22°290 m8.2 mi
Fall MountainN 3°284 m8.5 mi
Southington MountainNNE 26°281 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270697

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