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Walnut Hill

Walnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Hill rises to 307 m in Connecticut. Mount Prospect stands 400 m to the west-northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lattin Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
307 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68232, -73.11289

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nystrom Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.0 mi
  • Town Playground: 2.1 mi
  • Reeves Field: 2.1 mi
  • Village Green: 2.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Alain C. White and May W. White: 3.9 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 6.0 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 6.0 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 47
Waterfalls: 42
  • Knife Shop Falls: 1.2 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 8.3 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 41
  • Ben Franklin: 9.5 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.5 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.6 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.9 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 36
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 4.7 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 2.9 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.2 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 6.5 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 6.5 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 15
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 13.5 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Walnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ProspectWNW400 m8.7 mi
Mount TomW393 m8.3 mi
Jefferson HillNNW378 m5.0 mi
Chestnut HillNW359 m4.7 mi
Johnnycake MountainNE354 m7.9 mi
Guernsey HillNNW346 m2.3 mi
Todd HillWSW344 m6.5 mi
Scoville HillN340 m5.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211787 — Walnut Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359271604

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