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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Hill rises to 271 m in Connecticut. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Spooner Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 9.2 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808765, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.92982, -72.15980

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Morey Pond Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
  • Ashford Town Green: 4.4 mi
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 4.8 mi
  • Ashford Memorial Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Old Firetower Foundations: 3.0 mi
  • Willington Veteran's Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • Scripture Bridge Abutments: 7.0 mi
  • Construction Workers Memorial: 7.6 mi
  • Old root cellar: 9.0 mi
Museums: 44
Attractions
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 1.7 mi
  • Frog Rock: 7.0 mi
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 8.4 mi
  • Path Continues: 12.1 mi
  • Wolf Rock: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 27
Gardens: 17
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 9.5 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 9.7 mi
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 11.6 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Codfish Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 15.2 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 18.4 mi
Beaches: 11
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 7.3 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 7.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 7.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 14.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.9 miles of Turkey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burley HillNNW396 m6.5 mi
Bald HillNNW371 m3.6 mi
Stickney HillNNW371 m4.5 mi
Snow HillWNW362 m3.1 mi
Lead Mine HillNNW361 m2.6 mi
Hedgehog HillNW354 m4.9 mi
Sky HillNW331 m2.3 mi
Coye HillNNE331 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633455564706862504030
Precip in3.83.34.34.33.84.64.14.44.34.94.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211600 — Turkey Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359270694

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