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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Hill rises to 138 m in Connecticut. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west-northwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Constance Baker Motley Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808759, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.41677, -72.49981

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Pattaconk Lake Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
  • Killingworth Recreational Park: 2.3 mi
  • Eagle Landing State Park: 2.9 mi
  • North Quarter Park: 3.0 mi
  • Great Hill Park: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Collier's Hut Remains: 1.7 mi
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 3.6 mi
  • Killingworth's World War Heroes: 5.1 mi
  • Bill Wheeler: 6.9 mi
  • Suellen Kozy McCuin: 7.5 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 53
  • Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 10.4 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 49
Attractions: 37
  • Historic Ferry: 3.5 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Stone Table: 5.1 mi
  • Pine Brook Falls Trailhead: 7.2 mi
  • Mill Turbine: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1

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
Goose HillWNW 298°201 m3.9 mi
Bear HillNNW 327°199 m8.7 mi
Chestnut MountainNW 315°186 m8.7 mi
Tater HillENE 67°179 m7.8 mi
Bald HillNE 53°167 m5.3 mi
Hog HillNNW 348°164 m8.7 mi
Long HillN 351°154 m2.0 mi
Bunker HillW 278°153 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270701

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