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Bugg Hill

Bugg Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bugg Hill rises to 189 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Bug Hill Road Tract, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.3 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807703, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
189 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.32426, -73.21928

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Beaches
Historic sites: 57
  • The Castle: 3.9 mi
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 4.9 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth Site: 6.6 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 6.7 mi
Peaks
Gardens: 54
  • SIS Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 8.3 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 9.6 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 10.1 mi
Waterfalls: 23
Attractions: 21
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 2.5 mi
  • 3-town marker: 8.5 mi
  • Millstone: 9.6 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.5 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 5.1 mi
  • Heron: 5.8 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.9 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.3 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pond View: 1.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 1.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 1.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 1.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.1 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 19.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Bugg Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW303 m6.7 mi
Sunset HillW253 m7.4 mi
Taunton HillNW251 m8.4 mi
Eden HillW240 m5.0 mi
Mount PleasantNW230 m8.1 mi
Fivemile HillNNE223 m8.2 mi
Redding RidgeW214 m7.0 mi
Sugar HillNW213 m7.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359285379

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