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Way Hill

Way Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Way Hill rises to 58 m in Connecticut. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the north-northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Douglas Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 17 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808801, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
58 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.39454, -72.17202

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Leary Park: 1.6 mi
  • Cohanzie Park: 2.1 mi
  • Lisa Dedrick Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
  • Montville American Little League Complex: 3.6 mi
  • Pattagansett Lake Boat Launch: 3.6 mi
Beaches: 60
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions: 33
  • The Whale: 4.9 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 6.5 mi
  • turtle rock: 6.5 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 6.6 mi
  • tri-town marker: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Silver Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Cascade: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.5 mi
  • Yantic Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Cascade: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Azalea Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Laurel Walk: 3.4 mi
  • Wildflower Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Sprout Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Caroline Black Garden: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 5
Lighthouses: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 6.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Windham Spring: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Way Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillNNW 343°182 m5.3 mi
Maynard HillNW 323°174 m6.0 mi
Dolbeare HillN 355°162 m5.0 mi
Sharp HillNNE 15°149 m4.1 mi
Crandall HillNNE 29°137 m4.7 mi
Beckwith HillNW 317°135 m5.2 mi
Ridge HillNNW 335°134 m2.6 mi
Walnut HillNW 308°131 m4.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1215:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340495867737366554637
Precip in3.93.44.94.43.73.93.44.24.34.43.84.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359280842

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