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Barn Hill

Barn Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
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
Gardens
  • 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
Museums
Waterfalls: 44
  • Indian Well Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 4.7 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascades: 5.6 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 7.3 mi
Attractions: 25
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 4.5 mi
  • Millstone: 7.9 mi
  • Millstone: 7.9 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.3 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.7 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
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
Cliffs: 10
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: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakW 279°303 m8.0 mi
Sunset HillW 267°253 m9.2 mi
Eden HillW 263°240 m6.8 mi
Moose HillNE 41°231 m5.2 mi
Mount PleasantWNW 303°230 m8.6 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 22°223 m6.2 mi
Towantic HillNNE 26°219 m9.1 mi
Redding RidgeWSW 258°214 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

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

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