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Botsford Hill

Botsford Hill, a peak in Connecticut
Botsford Hill, a peak in ConnecticutNOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain
Botsford Hill, a peak in Connecticut
NOAA Office for Coastal Management / The USDA-FSA Aerial Photography Field office (crediting while reuse is desired as Courtesy Attribution) · Public domain

Botsford Hill rises to 267 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Hut Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807656, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
267 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.52982, -73.34317

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.7 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 4.7 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 7.1 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 7.2 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 8.0 mi
Museums: 51
Waterfalls: 30
Gardens: 25
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Judea Garden: 10.6 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.8 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 11.8 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 21
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Jean Widmark: 4.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.9 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.8 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.6 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Oak Grove: 15.8 mi
  • Pond View: 15.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 20.7 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Botsford Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNNE324 m5.5 mi
Lower Church HillN324 m7.0 mi
Green Pond MountainWNW323 m6.0 mi
Plumb HillNNE322 m7.1 mi
Great MountainW310 m5.7 mi
Fenn HillN303 m7.4 mi
Mount TomNNW300 m7.3 mi
Bell HillNNE299 m7.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2019:5020:32
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:27

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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260509

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