West Hill
West Hill rises to 328 m in Connecticut. Riggs Hill stands 480 m to the west-northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is West Hill Pond Boat Launch, a park 1.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 23 miles off.
The story
mountain in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808807, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 328 m
How to reach it
- 23.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 25.9 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- West Hill Pond Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Callahan Park: 2.5 mi
- Rowley Fields: 3.7 mi
- Walker Field: 3.9 mi
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Hermit memorial: 1.5 mi
- Jones Memorial: 2.5 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 8.0 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 8.1 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 8.7 mi
- Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 1.7 mi
- Maple Hollow: 2.2 mi
- Kingdom Game Club: 2.3 mi
- The Village: 3.3 mi
- Still River Preserve: 3.4 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 2.2 mi
- Peoples State Forest Nature Museum: 3.9 mi
- American Mural Project: 3.9 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 4.4 mi
- Old School House Museum: 4.8 mi
- Jones Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Holcomb Hill: 2.9 mi
- Burr Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Wallens Hill: 3.7 mi
- Burr Falls: 3.4 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 6.5 mi
- Burlington Falls: 6.7 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 6.8 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 7.4 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 11.4 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 13.8 mi
- Sunken Garden: 14.7 mi
- Perennial Garden: 14.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 14.9 mi
- 4 towns meet: 1.9 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 3.9 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 4.8 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 6.7 mi
- Indian Council Caves: 7.1 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 10.9 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 14.4 mi
- Cow: 16.4 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 16.4 mi
- Painted Cow: 16.5 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 8.8 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 10.8 mi
- Ravens Roost: 10.8 mi
- Holland Beach: 4.7 mi
- Sandy Beach: 15.1 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 16.6 mi
- Boating Side: 16.6 mi
- Waterfront: 16.6 mi
- Hermit spring: 1.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 3.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 4.1 mi
- Big Spring: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.1 mi
- Dudley Town: 17.6 mi
- Questing: 20.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of West Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs Hill | WNW 294° | 480 m | 8.3 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NW 313° | 470 m | 9.2 mi |
| Beech Hill | W 267° | 452 m | 9.6 mi |
| Platt Hill | WNW 289° | 443 m | 5.1 mi |
| Grant Hill | NW 304° | 442 m | 8.5 mi |
| Panorama Hill | NNW 331° | 440 m | 7.5 mi |
| Mount Ouleout | WNW 282° | 433 m | 7.7 mi |
| Parker Hill | WNW 295° | 432 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211955 — West Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359271894
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- Blandford · 22 mi
- Otis · 22 mi
- Monterey · 23 mi
- East Windsor · 24 mi
- Longmeadow · 26 mi
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