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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
Museums
Artworks
Attractions: 59
Historic sites: 58
Gardens: 56
Waterfalls: 41
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
MannantuckE273 m10.1 mi
John Tom HillE272 m10.1 mi
Meshomasic MountainSE265 m8.2 mi
Ely MoundNW246 m9.3 mi
Lookout MountainENE237 m10.1 mi
Kongscut MountainE234 m8.5 mi
Birch MountainENE233 m10.1 mi
Rattlesnake MountainW229 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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