Peak · Connecticut
Westminster Hill
Westminster Hill rises to 187 m in Connecticut. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road, a attraction 1.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 2.7 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808816, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 187 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.71121, -72.02285
- 2.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 6.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- On the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 21.0 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Campagna Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Frank C. Koch Memorial Forest: 1.4 mi
- James V. Spignesi Jr. Wildlife Management Area: 1.8 mi
- Rock Spring Wildlife Refuge: 2.1 mi
- Arthur and Dorothy Kinne Preserve: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Pudding Hill: 2.6 mi
- North Hill: 2.7 mi
- Woodchuck Hill: 2.9 mi
- Buck Hill: 2.9 mi
- Morgan Hill: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Prudence Crandall Museum: 2.8 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 5.4 mi
- Plainfield Historical Society: 5.9 mi
- John Bishop House: 7.4 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 9.4 mi
Parks
- Canterbury Green: 2.8 mi
- Frink Park: 2.9 mi
- Robert Manship Park: 3.2 mi
- Harry and Margaret Bowers Recreational Field: 3.8 mi
- Sugar Brook Field Trial and Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.4 mi
- Israel Putnam Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 6.4 mi
- World War II Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 35
- Manny: 9.6 mi
- Willy: 9.6 mi
- Windy: 9.6 mi
- Swifty: 9.7 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 29
- Little Muk Falls: 6.0 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 7.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.6 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 21
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 1.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 2.2 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road: 4.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 6.4 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 18
- Thread City Family Garden: 9.2 mi
- Mary's Garden: 9.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 12.3 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 13.7 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 13.8 mi
Beaches: 8
- Moosup Pond Beach: 8.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 17.4 mi
- Wescott Beach: 20.8 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 21.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 23.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 10.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 10.9 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 15.7 mi
- Woodward's Rock: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic: 21.4 mi
- Little Beach: 24.7 mi
- Big Beach: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 9.3 mi
- Old Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Bara-Hack: 11.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Westminster Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hill | NNW 334° | 240 m | 6.5 mi |
| Clark Hill | NW 317° | 235 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 323° | 232 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kimball Hill | N 358° | 231 m | 7.2 mi |
| Alworth Hill | N 4° | 225 m | 5.5 mi |
| Easter Hill | N 4° | 222 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hampton Hill | NNW 340° | 221 m | 5.3 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NW 321° | 220 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:14 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:36 | 16:21 |
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 | 27 | 28 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 212022 — Westminster Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359272002
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- Norwich · 12 mi
- Storrs · 13 mi
- Preston · 15 mi
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