Peak · Connecticut
Bucks Hill
Bucks Hill rises to 217 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northeast, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hidden Pond Park, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.
The story
mountain in United States of America
Wikidata Q31807697, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48898, -73.17511
- 17.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hidden Pond Park: 0.4 mi
- Marra Scuppo Hill: 1.8 mi
- The Crossings: 1.8 mi
- Curtiss Woods: 2.0 mi
- Phillips Farm Preserve: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Walnut Hill: 0.6 mi
- Preston Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bullet Hill: 1.3 mi
- Scuppo Hill: 2.1 mi
- Sherman Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Community House Park: 1.6 mi
- Ballantine Park: 2.3 mi
- George Bennett Park: 2.4 mi
- George Ewald Park: 2.6 mi
- Union Square: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 2.6 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 3.0 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 3.8 mi
- U.S.D.A plaque: 5.0 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Middlebury Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 3.9 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 4.1 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 6.2 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 56
- Jackson Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Zoar Beach: 7.4 mi
- Waterfront: 12.1 mi
- Boating Side: 12.2 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 12.3 mi
Waterfalls: 55
- Southford Falls: 2.2 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 5.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 5.9 mi
Gardens: 52
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 3.9 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Poet's Circle: 6.7 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 6.7 mi
- Biblical Garden: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 37
- Millstone: 2.2 mi
- Millstone: 2.3 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.2 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 9.6 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 7.4 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 8.1 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.1 mi
- Maori Head: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Bethel Rock: 3.8 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 11.1 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 11.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 12.1 mi
- Pond View: 12.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 12.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 12.6 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Southington Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 22.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.6 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.6 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.6 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 17.8 mi
- The Silver Spring: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 22.7 mi
- Dudley Town: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 21.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Bucks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNE 33° | 292 m | 3.7 mi |
| Good Hill | NW 316° | 292 m | 6.4 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | N 5° | 282 m | 3.6 mi |
| Andrews Hill | E 94° | 275 m | 4.4 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | E 89° | 273 m | 2.6 mi |
| Hoop Pole Hill | NW 324° | 264 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mount Fair | NE 36° | 258 m | 6.2 mi |
| Grassy Hill | NW 304° | 256 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 205803 — Bucks Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359260820
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