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Bear Hill

Bear Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bear Hill rises to 183 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north-northwest, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Transylvania Woods, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31807604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
183 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.52065, -73.22123

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • In Memory of George Washington: 1.0 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 1.4 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.9 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 4.1 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 4.4 mi
Parks
  • Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 1.4 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 1.4 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 2.2 mi
  • Ballantine Park: 2.3 mi
Peaks
Museums
Waterfalls: 54
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Southford Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 8.8 mi
Gardens: 50
Beaches: 38
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Waterfront: 12.1 mi
  • Boating Side: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 33
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 4.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.4 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.4 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 12.1 mi
  • Pond View: 14.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Lighthouses: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Bear Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNNW 327°324 m6.5 mi
Good HillNW 319°292 m3.2 mi
Great HillENE 78°292 m4.5 mi
Blackmans HillENE 62°282 m3.0 mi
Greenleaf HillNW 312°282 m5.7 mi
Andrews HillESE 111°275 m7.2 mi
Woodruff HillESE 113°273 m5.5 mi
Botsford HillW 276°267 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205340 — Bear Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359260012

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