Peak · Connecticut
Barn Hill
Barn Hill rises to 200 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Barn Hill Road, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807577, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 200 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.34413, -73.18473
- 7.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Barn Hill Road: 0.2 mi
- Trombetta Woods Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Hamlet Lane (Windsor Hills): 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Big Horn Road): 0.8 mi
- Osborn Lane: 0.9 mi
Parks
- East Village Park: 0.6 mi
- Monroe Green: 1.4 mi
- Monroe Center Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Webb Mountain Park: 1.6 mi
- Nike Recreation Center: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- Zoar Beach: 2.6 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 4.6 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 10.4 mi
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 11.5 mi
- Silver Beach: 11.6 mi
Museums
- Warrens Occult Museum: 4.4 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 4.4 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 57
- The Castle: 2.3 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 5.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 5.5 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 5.6 mi
- The Vine Sign: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Israel Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bagburn Hill: 1.3 mi
- Moose Hill: 1.4 mi
- Upper White Hills: 1.4 mi
- Lower White Hills: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 55
- SIS Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Eklund Garden: 4.3 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 8.5 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 9.5 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Indian Well Falls: 3.0 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 7.3 mi
- Southford Falls: 7.9 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 24
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 4.5 mi
- Millstone: 7.9 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.3 mi
- 3-town marker: 10.7 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 20
- Mother Mary: 5.8 mi
- Heron: 6.9 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 8.0 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 8.4 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 13.4 mi
- Bethel Rock: 13.6 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Lovers Leap: 17.7 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 20.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pond View: 3.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 3.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.2 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 21.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 12.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 13.9 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 20.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 14.3 mi
- The Silver Spring: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Barn Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | W 279° | 303 m | 8.0 mi |
| Eden Hill | W 263° | 240 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | WNW 303° | 230 m | 8.6 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | NNE 22° | 223 m | 6.2 mi |
| Towantic Hill | NNE 26° | 219 m | 9.1 mi |
| Redding Ridge | WSW 258° | 214 m | 9.0 mi |
| Sugar Hill | WNW 299° | 213 m | 8.3 mi |
| Jacks Hill | NNE 21° | 213 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 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).
Climate normals
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205262 — Barn Hill, Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359259835
Day trips start here
- Stamford · 26 mi
- Putnam County · 30 mi
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