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Uncas Hill

Uncas Hill, a peak in Connecticut
Uncas Hill, a peak in ConnecticutNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Uncas Hill, a peak in Connecticut
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Uncas Hill rises to 106 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is PTA Lane Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808771, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
106 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.47038, -72.09202

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks
Parks
  • Fort Shantok Park: 0.8 mi
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
  • Judge Crandall Field: 1.7 mi
  • Trading Cove Association: 1.9 mi
  • Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches: 51
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 32
Attractions: 31
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 3.8 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 3.9 mi
  • The Whale: 8.0 mi
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.1 mi
  • turtle rock: 10.1 mi
Gardens: 25
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 1.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Windham Spring: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Uncas Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillW 268°182 m5.7 mi
Forsyth HillW 275°171 m6.8 mi
Raymond HillWNW 290°170 m4.8 mi
Dolbeare HillW 267°162 m4.6 mi
Wawecus HillNNW 333°153 m5.3 mi
Bear HillNW 318°152 m6.0 mi
Bargy LedgesNW 311°151 m5.2 mi
Sharp HillWSW 247°149 m3.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359271300

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