Jail Hill
Jail Hill is a peak in Town of Norwich, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 213 feet. Jail Hill is situated nearby to the neighborhood Little Plain Historic District, as well as near Downtown Norwich Historic District.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 213 feet
- Description: mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fort Hill”, “Rocky Point”, “Savin Hill”, “Sawin Hill”, “Waweequah Hill”, “Weequaw Hill”, and “Weequaws Hill”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cathedral of Saint Patrick and Norwich City Hall.
Cathedral of Saint Patrick
Church
Photo: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cathedral of Saint Patrick in Norwich is a cathedral of the Roman Catholic Church located in Norwich, Connecticut. It is the mother church of the Diocese of Norwich and is the seat of its prelate bishop.
Norwich City Hall
Town hall
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Norwich City Hall is the seat of municipal government in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. It is located at Union Street and Broadway, prominently overlooking the city's central business district.
Perkins-Rockwell House
Museum
Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Perkins-Rockwell House is a historic house museum at 42 Rockwell Street in Norwich, Connecticut. Built in 1818, it is locally distinctive as a well-preserved stone house of the Federal period, and for its association with the locally prominent Perkins and Rockwell families; this house was home to John A.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jail Hill Historic District and Little Plain Historic District.
Jail Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Jail Hill Historic District encompasses a 19th-century working-class residential district in Norwich, Connecticut. Located on a steep hill overlooking downtown Norwich, it was populated first by African Americans, and then by Irish immigrants.
Little Plain Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Little Plain Historic District is a predominantly residential historic district located in Norwich, Connecticut. When originally listed in 1970, it was centered on Little Plain Park, located about halfway between modern downtown Norwich and the Norwichtown green, the colonial center of the town.
Downtown Norwich Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
The Downtown Norwich Historic District is a historic district representing the core of the downtown area of the city of Norwich, Connecticut in the United States.
Jail Hill
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Town of Norwich, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.52899° or 41° 31′ 44″ northLongitude
-72.07869° or 72° 4′ 43″ westElevation
213 feet (65 metres)Open location code
87H9GWHC+HGOpenStreetMap ID
node 359264844OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Dutch—“Jail Hill” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Jail Hill”
- Dutch: “Jail Hill”
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