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Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Windmill Hill rises to 311 m in Connecticut. Mohawk Mountain stands 513 m to the north-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is White Memorial Conservation Center, a museum 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808833, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
311 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.72371, -73.21650

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Litchfield Community Field: 1.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Sunnyfield: 3.9 mi
  • Town Green: 5.8 mi
  • Nystrom Park: 5.9 mi
Historic sites: 60
Waterfalls
Attractions: 43
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 21
  • Hornet's Nest: 5.7 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 8.6 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 11.0 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 11.4 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 14
Artworks: 11
  • Jean Widmark: 11.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 14.7 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 14.7 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 14.8 mi
  • Maori Head: 15.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 13.3 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 10.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Windmill Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mohawk MountainNNW 328°513 m7.9 mi
The PinnacleNW 326°502 m8.2 mi
Woodbury MountainNW 307°464 m8.5 mi
Above AllW 272°450 m7.0 mi
Peck MountainNW 306°447 m7.8 mi
HogsheadNW 316°446 m7.6 mi
Town HillWNW 286°429 m5.5 mi
Huckleberry HillW 277°426 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 212186 — Windmill Hill, Northwest Hills County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359272285

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