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Bald Hill

Bald Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bald Hill rises to 184 m in Connecticut. Bailey Mountain stands 299 m to the north-northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Linden Tree Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807557, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
184 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.21398, -73.47762

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Linden Tree Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
  • Linden Tree Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Vista Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • Millstone Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
  • Kellogg Drive Open Space: 1.5 mi
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Fairy Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Herb Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Community Garden: 4.4 mi
Museums
Beaches
Artworks: 52
  • Annunaki: 5.9 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.4 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 11.6 mi
  • Samford Sign: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 22
Waterfalls: 18
  • Cascade: 2.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Cascade: 4.5 mi
  • Cascade: 7.0 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 12
  • Pell Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.5 mi
  • The Meadow: 7.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 13.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Bald Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bailey MountainNNW 331°299.314 m7.8 mi
Barlow MountainN 352°290 m7.8 mi
West MountainNNW 338°285 m6.7 mi
Ivy HillN 4°234 m4.8 mi
Prospect HillN 351°228 m4.7 mi
Branchville HillN 10°225 m3.6 mi
Biddle HillN 3°223 m3.9 mi
Fox HillWNW 294°223 m6.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359259735

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