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Vinton Hill

Vinton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Vinton Hill rises to 261 m in Connecticut. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chandler Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.4 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808782, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
261 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.95565, -72.11480

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Black Pond Boat Launch (Woodstock): 2.4 mi
  • Bigelow Pond Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
  • Mashapaug Lake Boat Launch: 3.5 mi
  • Morey Pond Boat Launch: 4.1 mi
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 4.1 mi
Attractions: 59
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 2.8 mi
  • Frog Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 7.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.5 mi
  • Path Continues: 11.6 mi
Museums: 39
Artworks: 26
Waterfalls: 18
  • Codfish Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Cargill Falls: 10.8 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Cascade: 12.3 mi
  • Cascades: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 15
  • Small House Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Herb Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 12.3 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 12.4 mi
Beaches: 14
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 10.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 4.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 16.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Vinton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burley HillNW 311°396 m6.4 mi
Stickney HillNW 306°371 m4.4 mi
Bald HillWNW 287°371 m4.4 mi
Snow HillW 269°362 m4.9 mi
Lead Mine HillW 277°361 m3.6 mi
Hedgehog HillWNW 283°354 m6.2 mi
Coye HillNNW 345°331 m2.0 mi
Sky HillW 265°331 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1419:4620:28
September equinox06:3618:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262735465766706962494031
Precip in4.13.54.64.43.74.44.34.44.25.04.15.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Southbridge 3 SW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211750 — Vinton Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359271528

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