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Hilla von Robay Arborertum

Hilla von Robay Arborertum from directly overhead

Hilla von Robay Arborertum is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 27 m. Bald Hill stands 184 m to the northwest, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Aspetick Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.13066, -73.32106

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Turkey Hill: 0.2 mi
  • Clapboard Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Benjamin Hill: 1.1 mi
  • Compo Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 2.1 mi
Parks
  • Machamux Park: 0.6 mi
  • Sherwood Island State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Walter D. Allen Saltmarsh Preserve: 1.3 mi
  • Fairfield County Hunt Club: 1.4 mi
  • Wakeman Boys & Girls Club: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Westport Community Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.7 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 6.6 mi
Beaches
Historic sites
  • 9-11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Capped Water Well: 1.6 mi
  • Haskins Greenhouses: 1.7 mi
  • Haskins House: 1.7 mi
  • Great Swamp Fight - 1637: 1.7 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Heron: 10.6 mi
  • Mother Mary: 12.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 12.2 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 12.6 mi
  • Samford Sign: 12.7 mi
Attractions: 19
  • Earthplace: 3.3 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 3.7 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 7.6 mi
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 9.3 mi
  • Darien Arts Center: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
  • The Meadow: 11.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 18
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Cascade: 8.0 mi
  • Cascade: 9.3 mi
  • Cascade: 10.1 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 12.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Hilla von Robay Arborertum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillNW 305°184 m10.0 mi
Tashua HillNNE 22°179 m9.7 mi
Round HillNNE 13°170 m8.6 mi
Comstock KnollNW 306°164 m9.0 mi
Powells HillN 355°159 m7.3 mi
Sport HillNNE 20°154 m8.1 mi
Flirt HillN 358°148 m8.5 mi
Staples HillN 9°144 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2219:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/870988458

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