- Elevation, modelled
- 198 m
- Tallest summit within 9.0 miles
- Andrews Hill275 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway14.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4364, -72.9792
Hershman's Hollow is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 198 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the west-northwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Of Bethany (Fairwood & Amity Roads), a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.
- Built
- 1998
- Operated by
- Bethany Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Hershman's Hollow. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrews Hill | WNW 300° | 275 m | 6.6 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | WNW 296° | 273 m | 8.4 mi |
| Mount Sanford | NE 42° | 263 m | 2.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | N 350° | 263 m | 6.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | N 359° | 260 m | 4.6 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NNW 336° | 259 m | 3.8 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | N 10° | 253 m | 2.6 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | N 4° | 246 m | 4.4 mi |
- 14.3 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Of Bethany (Fairwood & Amity Roads): 0.8 mi
- Hein Trails: 0.9 mi
- Edna L. Delano Nature Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Rodell’s Roost for Robins: 1.1 mi
- Bethany Bog & Lebanon Swamp: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Bethany Library Park: 1.0 mi
- Pole Hill Park: 2.0 mi
- Old Kalinauskas Farm: 3.7 mi
- Forger Park: 3.9 mi
- Canfield Park: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Meeting House Hill: 1.1 mi
- Beacon Cap: 2.2 mi
- Mount Sanford: 2.4 mi
- High Rock: 2.5 mi
- Prospect Mountain: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 4.1 mi
- Edgar Laing Heermance: 4.3 mi
- Honor Hill Monument: 4.3 mi
- South Quad: 4.5 mi
- Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 5.2 mi
Museums
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 4.2 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 5.6 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- Farming Museum: 7.2 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 58
- Mattatuck Beach: 8.4 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 9.4 mi
- Zoar Beach: 10.9 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Hopp Brook Falls: 1.7 mi
- Cascade: 3.7 mi
- Sperry Falls: 3.7 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 3.7 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 53
- Bethany Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 7.0 mi
- New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing: 7.4 mi
- Newhallville Street Garden: 7.7 mi
- Hazel St Community Garden: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 41
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 4.2 mi
- Millstone: 9.8 mi
- Millstone: 9.8 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 12.0 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 26
- End of the Line/West Rock: 7.4 mi
- Turtle Statue: 7.8 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 8.2 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 8.2 mi
- Maori Head: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 17
- Forbes Bluff: 12.5 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Bethel Rock: 13.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 15.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 14.0 mi
- Pond View: 15.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 15.8 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 16.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 10.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 10.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.7 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 20.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 20.7 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.
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