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Whitcomb Hill

Whitcomb Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Whitcomb Hill rises to 459 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the east-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Audrey and Robert Tobin Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808824, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
459 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.79009, -73.37512

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls: 42
Museums: 40
Historic sites: 35
Attractions: 28
  • Gagarin Grove: 6.6 mi
  • Peter's Forge: 6.7 mi
  • Town Hill Farm: 10.5 mi
  • Dover Stone Church: 11.6 mi
  • Pinnacle Rock: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Gardens: 12
  • Judea Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 11.7 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Innisfree Garden: 19.5 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 10
Artworks: 5
  • Jean Widmark: 16.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 23.6 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 23.6 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 23.7 mi
  • Maori Head: 24.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cannavo Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 17.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Big Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 20.3 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 22.1 mi
  • Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Stormville Rest Area: 24.5 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of Whitcomb Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainENE 62°513 m4.6 mi
The PinnacleENE 59°502 m4.2 mi
Red MountainNE 48°499 m5.9 mi
Bartholomew HillNE 51°484 m6.4 mi
Ellsworth HillWNW 282°473 m4.1 mi
Woodbury MountainENE 67°464 m1.5 mi
Dudleytown HillNE 53°461 m1.2 mi
Above AllSSE 165°450 m4.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:33
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475866716962514030
Precip in3.02.63.43.33.94.84.84.44.74.73.53.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359272101

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