Weed Hill
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
- 17.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 20.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 28 mi
- Dam Overlook Observation Platform · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frances B. Petersen Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Holcomb Farm: 0.9 mi
- Holcomb Farm: 1.3 mi
- Town Open Space (Case Road): 1.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Natural Areas): 1.7 mi
- Broad Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pine Cone: 1.1 mi
- Western Barndoor Hill: 1.7 mi
- Eastern Barndoor Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bushy Hill: 2.4 mi
- 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
- Salmon Brook Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 5.2 mi
- Old School House Museum: 5.8 mi
- Old Newgate Prison and Copper Mine: 5.8 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 7.4 mi
- 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
- 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
- Carpenter's Falls: 0.5 mi
- Beach Brook Falls: 0.8 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 1.5 mi
- Enders Falls: 1.5 mi
- Northgate Falls: 1.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Babbs Beach: 8.2 mi
- Holland Beach: 12.0 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 13.4 mi
- County Beach: 19.6 mi
- Boating Side: 23.2 mi
- 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
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 22.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
- Questing: 24.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Hill | NW 313° | 439 m | 10.2 mi |
| Beecher Hill | WNW 304° | 430 m | 10.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNW 337° | 425 m | 9.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 300° | 421 m | 4.4 mi |
| Booth Hill | NW 314° | 411 m | 8.2 mi |
| Winchell Mountain | NNW 343° | 403 m | 8.5 mi |
| Center Hill | WNW 295° | 393 m | 7.5 mi |
| Eno Hill | WNW 292° | 375 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
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
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 15 mi
- Longmeadow · 16 mi
- Blandford · 17 mi
- Otis · 21 mi
- Somers · 21 mi
- Berkshires · 22 mi
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