Peak · Connecticut
Biddle Hill
Biddle Hill rises to 223 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Hermit Lane), a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.7 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807634, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 223 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.26982, -73.47373
- 8.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- East Ridge Fields: 0.9 mi
- East Ridge Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Governor Park: 1.3 mi
- Weir Farm National Historic Site: 1.3 mi
- Ballard Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Keeler Tavern Museum: 1.2 mi
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: 1.3 mi
- Woodcock Nature Center: 1.4 mi
- Redding Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Wilton Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Twixt Hills Beach: 4.3 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 4.3 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.3 mi
- Tonetta Lake Beach: 12.6 mi
- Marvin Beach: 13.0 mi
Peaks
- Branchville Hill: 0.5 mi
- Ivy Hill: 1.0 mi
- Nod Hill: 1.1 mi
- Florida Hill: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Hermit Lane): 0.4 mi
- Whipstick Road Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Land Cons. Of Ridgefield (Florida Hill Road): 0.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Ridgewood Road): 0.7 mi
- Indian Cave Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 52
- War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Settlers Rock: 2.2 mi
- Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Olmstead Memorial: 2.3 mi
- James Craft Chemistry Research Laboratory Ruins: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 49
- Memorial Garden: 1.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
- Fairy Garden: 1.5 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 4.5 mi
- Wildflower Garden Enclosure: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 22
- Weir House: 1.2 mi
- 3-town marker: 5.5 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 7.7 mi
- Earthplace: 9.7 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 21
- Annunaki: 5.6 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 7.7 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 7.8 mi
- greek letter pi: 10.0 mi
- Lesser Evil: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Sheep Falls: 2.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 4.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 6.8 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 7.8 mi
- Farms Falls: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Old Raven Rocks: 5.4 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 5.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 11.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pell Hill: 5.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 12.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 12.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Danbury Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Peck Ledge Light: 14.4 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 17.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 18.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Cuties Island: 16.3 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 17.6 mi
- Dicktown: 21.1 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 1.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Biddle Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | N 353° | 304 m | 5.7 mi |
| Bailey Mountain | NW 306° | 299 m | 5.0 mi |
| Moses Mountain | N 4° | 296 m | 6.3 mi |
| Barlow Mountain | NNW 342° | 290 m | 4.1 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | N 7° | 286 m | 6.7 mi |
| West Mountain | NW 311° | 285 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ned Mountain | NNW 336° | 284 m | 5.9 mi |
| Seth Low Mountain | NNW 333° | 283 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205485 — Biddle Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359260261
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