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Wheaton Hill

Wheaton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wheaton Hill rises to 251 m in Connecticut. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the north, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Ragged Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.7 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
251 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89232, -72.03369

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Ivy Glen Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Pomfret Little League Field: 3.0 mi
  • Pomfret Green: 3.7 mi
  • Town Commons: 4.7 mi
  • Ashford Town Green: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Wolf Den Plaque: 4.3 mi
  • Old Firetower Foundations: 7.5 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • World War II Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 8.5 mi
Museums: 37
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 22
Beaches: 15
Gardens: 14
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 12.7 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 14.4 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Cliffs: 6
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 9.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 14.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coatney HillN283 m4.4 mi
Joe Margy HillN281 m4.9 mi
Chandler HillNW278 m6.2 mi
Aplin HillN276 m4.5 mi
Bungee HillNNW269 m4.8 mi
Bradford HillN267 m5.1 mi
Ragged HillN265 m0.7 mi
Deacon Tim Perrin HillN265 m1.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:28
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1924825 — Wheaton Hill, Northeastern Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359278934

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