- Elevation, modelled
- 153 m
- Tallest summit within 9.5 miles
- Hunters Mountain246 m · 9.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway6.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3405, -73.1417
French's Hill Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 153 m. Hunters Mountain stands 246 m to the north-northeast, 9.3 miles off. The nearest named place is East Village Recreation Center, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.9 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Shelton
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of French's Hill Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunters Mountain | NNE 19° | 246 m | 9.3 mi |
| Eden Hill | W 267° | 240 m | 9.0 mi |
| Moose Hill | NNE 16° | 231 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | N 1° | 223 m | 6.0 mi |
| Towantic Hill | NNE 12° | 219 m | 8.6 mi |
| Jacks Hill | N 7° | 213 m | 8.9 mi |
| Osborn Hill | NW 317° | 206 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | NNW 347° | 205 m | 7.1 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- East Village Recreation Center: 0.3 mi
- East Village Park: 0.3 mi
- Tahmore Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Nicholdale Farm: 1.1 mi
- Birchbank Mountain Open Space: 1.2 mi
Parks
- Lake Housatonic Boat Launch: 0.9 mi
- East Village Park: 1.9 mi
- Webb Mountain Park: 1.9 mi
- Coon Hollow Park: 2.3 mi
- Riverview Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Upper White Hills: 1.0 mi
- Lower White Hills: 1.4 mi
- Round Hill: 1.9 mi
- Great Hill: 2.0 mi
- Israel Hill: 2.2 mi
Museums
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 2.2 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 4.9 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 6.4 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 6.7 mi
- Americana Museum: 7.4 mi
Historic sites
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 3.3 mi
- The Castle: 3.5 mi
- The Vine Sign: 3.7 mi
- Witek Memorial: 3.9 mi
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 5.0 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 3.4 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 5.5 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 10.2 mi
- Gulf Beach: 10.3 mi
- Silver Beach: 10.3 mi
Gardens: 52
- SIS Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Eklund Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 7.4 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 44
- Indian Well Falls: 0.8 mi
- Cascade: 3.5 mi
- Cascades: 4.4 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 6.0 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
Attractions: 25
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.7 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.5 mi
- Millstone: 8.1 mi
- Millstone: 8.2 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 21
- Mother Mary: 5.6 mi
- Heron: 7.0 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 7.4 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 7.4 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Forbes Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Bethel Rock: 14.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 15.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pond View: 5.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 5.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 5.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Tongue Point Light: 12.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 13.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 13.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 21.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 12.1 mi
- The Silver Spring: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 12.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 3 mi away.
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