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Weed Hill

Weed Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Weed Hill rises to 241 m in Connecticut. Johnson Hill stands 439 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Carpenter's Falls, a waterfall 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
241 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93934, -72.85461

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 2.3 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 3.0 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 3.8 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.5 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 6.5 mi
Parks
  • Meadow Pond: 3.9 mi
  • Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 4.1 mi
  • Granbrook Park: 4.1 mi
  • Berg Field: 4.5 mi
  • Baxter Lawn: 4.5 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 6.6 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 10.3 mi
  • Cow: 10.4 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 11.4 mi
  • Painted Cow: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 49
Attractions: 49
  • cellar hole: 1.4 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 2.2 mi
  • Boehm house site: 3.5 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 3.9 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 48
  • Southwick Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Back Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Front Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Front Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 10.2 mi
Cliffs: 27
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 8.6 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 11.2 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 11.2 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 11.2 mi
  • Garden Wall: 11.3 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Weed Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillNW 313°439 m10.2 mi
Beecher HillWNW 304°430 m10.0 mi
Prospect HillNNW 337°425 m9.8 mi
Pine MountainWNW 300°421 m4.4 mi
Booth HillNW 314°411 m8.2 mi
Winchell MountainNNW 343°403 m8.5 mi
Center HillWNW 295°393 m7.5 mi
Eno HillWNW 292°375 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211895 — Weed Hill, Capitol County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359271793

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