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Mine Hill National Historic Landmark

Mine Hill National Historic Landmark from directly overhead

Mine Hill National Historic Landmark is an attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northeast, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Hodge Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

19th century ironworks and steel manufacturing

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56047, -73.33505

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 2.7 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 2.8 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.5 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 6.8 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Attractions: 23
Gardens: 23
Beaches: 16
Artworks: 12
  • Jean Widmark: 3.5 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.0 mi
  • greek letter pi: 11.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 13.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 15.9 mi
  • Pond View: 17.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.2 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Mine Hill National Historic Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNE 41°324 m3.6 mi
Lower Church HillN 355°324 m4.9 mi
Green Pond MountainW 265°323 m6.2 mi
Iron HillNNW 329°323 m7.3 mi
Plumb HillNNE 26°322 m5.0 mi
Carmel HillNE 40°322 m7.0 mi
Great MountainWSW 257°310 m6.2 mi
Church HillN 354°305 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/4158082926

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