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Bedlam Hill

Bedlam Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bedlam Hill rises to 245 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 292 m to the northwest, 1.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Matthews Tract, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 19 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
245 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.52010, -73.12344

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Museums
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 0.7 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Legion Field: 3.3 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 2.0 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Fountain: 4.0 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 4.0 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.2 mi
Waterfalls: 57
  • Southford Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.2 mi
Gardens: 51
Beaches: 51
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.3 mi
  • Waterfront: 8.9 mi
  • Boating Side: 8.9 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 24
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 4.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 4.7 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 4.7 mi
  • Maori Head: 5.1 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 8.2 mi
Cliffs: 23
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 8.9 mi
  • Pond View: 15.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Bedlam Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNW 325°292 m1.1 mi
Blackmans HillWNW 301°282 m2.8 mi
Andrews HillSE 146°275 m3.0 mi
Woodruff HillS 181°273 m2.1 mi
Hoop Pole HillWNW 295°264 m7.1 mi
Turkey HillE 88°263 m6.4 mi
Hopkins HillESE 111°259 m6.3 mi
Mount FairNNE 19°258 m3.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

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, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205401 — Bedlam Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359260097

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