Straits Hill

Straits Hill is a peak in Town of Portland, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 312 feet. Straits Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Riverdale, as well as near the town Portland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Connecticut Valley Hospital and Dart Island State Park.

Connecticut Valley Hospital

Hospital

Photo: Mwackers, Public domain.

Connecticut Valley Hospital in Middletown, Connecticut, is a public hospital operated by the state of Connecticut to treat people with mental illness. It was historically known as Connecticut General Hospital for the Insane.

Dart Island State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dart Island State Park is a public recreation area comprising an undeveloped 19-acre sandbar island in the Connecticut River that is only accessible by boat.

Harbor Park

Park

Photo: Exxzackly23, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Portland and Indian Hill Avenue Historic District.

Portland

Town

Photo: Artsistra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census.

Indian Hill Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Indian Hill Avenue Historic District encompasses an 18th-century colonial shipbuilding village, overlaid on a historic and prehistoric Native American settlement, in Portland, Connecticut.

Metro South Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Metro South Historic District encompasses a portion of the downtown area of Middletown, Connecticut. Extending south from Main and College Streets for two blocks, this area was developed in the 19th century, and contains a diversity of well-preserved architecture from that period, some with association to locally important individuals.

Straits Hill

Type: Peak with an elevation of 312 feet
Description: mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Categories: mountain and landform
Location: Town of Portland, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.5676° or 41° 34′ 3″ north

Longitude

-72.60037° or 72° 36′ 1″ west

Elevation

312 feet (95 metres)

Open location code

87H9H99X+2V

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359270065

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

4843799

Wikidata ID

Q31808666

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Satellite Map

Discover Straits Hill from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Straits Hill” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Straits Hill”
Dutch: “Straits Hill”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Riverdale and Cobalt Landing.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Arrigoni Winery & Cider Company and Town Open Space.

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