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Wig Hill

Wig Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wig Hill rises to 128 m in Connecticut. Goose Hill stands 201 m to the west-northwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Park On Pattaconk Brook, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. North Fork Trail passes 20 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808829, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
128 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.40482, -72.48537

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Pattaconk Lake Boat Launch: 2.1 mi
  • North Quarter Park: 2.1 mi
  • Killingworth Recreational Park: 3.0 mi
  • Plattwood Park: 3.0 mi
  • Devitt Field: 3.2 mi
Beaches
Historic sites: 59
  • Collier's Hut Remains: 2.6 mi
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 4.0 mi
  • Killingworth's World War Heroes: 5.1 mi
  • Suellen Kozy McCuin: 6.4 mi
  • Bill Wheeler: 6.8 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 47
  • Memorial Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Native Plant Gardens: 10.2 mi
  • Madison Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 33
  • Historic Ferry: 2.9 mi
  • Stone Table: 4.1 mi
  • Lavender Pond Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Salmon Head Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Mill Turbine: 7.9 mi
Waterfalls: 30
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 19.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Springs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Wig Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goose HillWNW201 m4.9 mi
Tater HillENE179 m7.5 mi
Bald HillNE167 m5.3 mi
Long HillNNW154 m3.0 mi
Turkey HillNW138 m1.1 mi
Mount ArcherE136 m6.6 mi
Bunker HillWNW135 m7.1 mi
Tower HillSSW126 m3.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1315:4016:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 19 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359272163

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