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Wawecus Hill

Wawecus Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wawecus Hill rises to 153 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Fernwood Playground, a park 0.9 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.8 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
153 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.53788, -72.13897
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fernwood Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Norwich Little League: 1.6 mi
  • Firemen's Field: 1.9 mi
  • Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Upper Dam Heritage Park: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches: 46
Waterfalls: 42
Artworks: 38
Attractions: 37
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 6.3 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 9.1 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 9.1 mi
  • turtle rock: 10.1 mi
  • tri-town marker: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Windham Spring: 13.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Wawecus Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSW 214°182 m5.8 mi
Goshen HillNW 312°174 m7.2 mi
Maynard HillSW 226°174 m7.4 mi
Forsyth HillSW 227°171 m6.0 mi
Cockle HillWSW 255°171 m7.4 mi
Raymond HillSW 214°170 m3.7 mi
Scott HillW 279°165 m3.9 mi
Dolbeare HillSSW 203°162 m5.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3816:22

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/359271753

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