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Charcoal Hearth Site

Charcoal Hearth Site from directly overhead

Charcoal Hearth Site is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hulls Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

Supplying fuel to local furnaces and foundries from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries

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Coordinates41.41942, -73.20039

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Beaches
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 2.9 mi
  • South Beach: 14.1 mi
  • North Beach: 14.2 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 15.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Charcoal Hearth: 0.9 mi
  • The Castle: 3.0 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 3.4 mi
  • Candle wall: 3.9 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • Lake Zoar Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
  • Aggie Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ryan's Courts: 3.1 mi
  • Lily Park: 3.2 mi
  • Treadwell Memorial Park: 3.8 mi
Museums
Gardens: 55
Waterfalls: 46
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Southford Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 25
Artworks: 20
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.3 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 11.0 mi
  • Mother Mary: 11.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.5 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 7.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 7.5 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Charcoal Hearth Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNE 52°275 m7.2 mi
Woodruff HillNE 39°273 m6.2 mi
Grassy HillNNW 341°256 m7.9 mi
Taunton HillWSW 259°251 m7.9 mi
Hunters MountainENE 61°246 m6.9 mi
Walnut HillNNE 18°242 m4.4 mi
Huntington HillENE 60°237 m7.8 mi
Horse HillNW 325°236 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3707762335

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