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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.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
241 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.93934, -72.85461

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 3.0 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.5 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 6.5 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 6.5 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 7.7 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
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
Nature reserves
Gardens: 44
  • Southwick Community Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Back Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Front Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 10.2 mi
  • Side Garden: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 34
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: 7
Springs: 4
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.1 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Weed Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillNW439 m10.2 mi
Beecher HillWNW430 m10.0 mi
Pine MountainWNW421 m4.4 mi
Booth HillNW411 m8.2 mi
Winchell MountainNNW403 m8.5 mi
Center HillWNW393 m7.5 mi
Eno HillWNW375 m10.1 mi
Morrison HillNW370 m7.5 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

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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