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Westward Hill

Westward Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Westward Hill rises to 208 m in Connecticut. Corbin Hill stands 289 m to the west-northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808818, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.94454, -71.98785

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Commons: 0.8 mi
  • Town Commons: 0.9 mi
  • Beeches Recreation Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bull Hill Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Pomfret Green: 3.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 4.6 mi
  • Frog Rock: 6.2 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 7.6 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 16.3 mi
  • Path Continues: 16.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks: 37
Museums: 36
Beaches: 19
Gardens: 19
  • Small House Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 16.5 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 16.6 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cargill Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 13.6 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Cascades: 17.7 mi
  • Cascades: 17.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.3 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 7.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 18.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Westward Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Corbin HillWNW 302°289 m6.3 mi
Coatney HillWNW 295°283 m1.9 mi
Joe Margy HillWNW 299°281 m2.6 mi
Coburn HillWNW 293°277 m6.0 mi
Aplin HillWNW 290°276 m2.7 mi
Crawford HillWNW 290°271 m6.0 mi
Bungee HillWNW 289°269 m3.5 mi
Bradford HillWNW 297°267 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1319:4520:28
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3516:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765716962504031
Precip in3.83.54.44.63.44.54.04.23.94.84.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1924824 — Westward Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359278930

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