Skip to content

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
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
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 42
Waterfalls: 41
Gardens: 22
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 MountainNNW513 m7.9 mi
The PinnacleNW502 m8.2 mi
Woodbury MountainNW464 m8.5 mi
Above AllW450 m7.0 mi
Peck MountainNW447 m7.8 mi
HogsheadNW446 m7.6 mi
Town HillWNW429 m5.5 mi
Huckleberry HillW426 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

More peaks in Connecticut

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Windmill Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, mapped places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens