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Wolcott Hill

Wolcott Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Wolcott Hill rises to 52 m in Connecticut. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Kelly Property, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808838, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
52 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.70232, -72.66759

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Savage Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wolcott Green: 0.5 mi
  • Churchill Green: 0.6 mi
  • Francis Green: 1.0 mi
  • William J. Pitkin Recreation Complex: 1.0 mi
Peaks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Waterfalls
Cliffs: 21
Beaches: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 22.9 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Wolcott Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckE 87°273 m10.1 mi
John Tom HillE 87°272 m10.1 mi
Meshomasic MountainSE 128°265 m8.2 mi
Ely MoundNW 312°246 m9.3 mi
Lookout MountainENE 69°237 m10.1 mi
Kongscut MountainE 93°234 m8.5 mi
Birch MountainENE 71°233 m10.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainW 269°229 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359290719

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