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West Long Hill

West Long Hill, seen from above at true elevation

West Long Hill rises to 100 m in Connecticut. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west-northwest, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wadsworth Mansion, a museum 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 29 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53399, -72.67204

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
Waterfalls
Gardens
Attractions: 56
  • Come On Over Wall: 2.7 mi
  • Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 2.8 mi
  • 1954: 3.7 mi
  • Bible Rock: 4.9 mi
  • George Washington rock: 5.1 mi
Artworks: 54
Beaches: 41
Cliffs: 20
Rest areas: 4
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 3.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 7.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 12.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 20.3 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of West Long Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainWNW 289°272 m3.8 mi
TrimountainSSW 213°232 m6.1 mi
Fowler MountainSSW 210°230 m7.2 mi
Great HillENE 62°222 m6.8 mi
South MountainW 281°220 m7.9 mi
Beseck MountainWSW 250°219 m4.1 mi
Pistapaug MountainSSW 205°210 m7.8 mi
Camels HumpW 279°207 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1819:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968737265534233
Precip in3.12.94.04.13.54.13.43.54.34.53.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359271909

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