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Brushy Hill

Brushy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Brushy Hill rises to 215 m in Connecticut. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Picton, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807686, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
215 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.59371, -73.21484

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Three Rivers Park: 2.7 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 3.1 mi
  • Town Green: 3.2 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 3.9 mi
  • Hollow Park: 4.1 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.2 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 4.1 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.3 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.6 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Gardens: 37
Attractions: 34
Artworks: 18
  • Jean Widmark: 3.2 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 9.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.3 mi
  • Maori Head: 9.8 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 16
  • Morris Town Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.3 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.4 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 12.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
  • Pond View: 19.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 19.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 21.0 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.3 mi
  • Cold Spring: 24.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNNW 336°393 m7.5 mi
Todd HillNNW 348°344 m4.5 mi
Poor House HillN 4°336 m6.9 mi
Apple HillN 359°334 m6.8 mi
Little Mount TomNNW 339°331 m6.8 mi
Painter HillW 275°324 m3.9 mi
Lower Church HillWNW 292°324 m7.1 mi
Carmel HillNNW 330°322 m3.5 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 solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359260778

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