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Washington Hill

Washington Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Washington Hill rises to 359 m in Connecticut. Liberty Hill stands 448 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Council Caves, a attraction 0.8 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808799, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
359 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.95398, -72.91427

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Berg Field: 2.9 mi
  • Meadow Pond: 5.9 mi
  • Callahan Park: 6.1 mi
  • Howells Pond Boat Launch: 6.1 mi
  • Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 6.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • John R. Bierman: 3.8 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 5.4 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 6.1 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 6.4 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 52
  • Bike Sculpture: 8.9 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 12.9 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 13.3 mi
  • Cow: 13.4 mi
  • The Globe: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 50
  • Southwick Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Front Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Back Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Front Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 49
  • Enders Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 2.0 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Indian Council Caves: 0.8 mi
  • cellar hole: 1.8 mi
  • Charcoal mound exhibit: 4.7 mi
  • Lighthouse cemetery: 4.8 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 5.4 mi
Cliffs: 25
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 7.9 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 8.5 mi
  • The Beech: 11.2 mi
  • Cloud Buttress: 11.2 mi
  • Acorn Face: 11.2 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 9.0 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Washington Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Liberty HillN 356°448 m9.4 mi
Panorama HillW 276°440 m9.2 mi
Johnson HillNW 324°439 m7.4 mi
Burgess MountainNW 317°438 m10.3 mi
Hunting HillNW 325°432 m8.6 mi
Beecher HillNW 311°430 m7.0 mi
Beech HillWNW 301°429 m9.1 mi
Prospect HillN 355°425 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211830 — Washington Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359271662

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