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Bulkeley Hill

Bulkeley Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Bulkeley Hill rises to 208 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northeast, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Botsford Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 22 miles off.

The story

mountain in United States of America

Wikidata Q31807705, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
208 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.54343, -73.34206

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.3 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.3 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 7.0 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 49
Gardens: 25
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Judea Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 12.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 12.6 mi
  • Personal Gardens: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 24
Beaches: 17
Artworks: 15
  • Jean Widmark: 4.2 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.8 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 12.5 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pond View: 16.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 16.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Danbury Rest Area: 14.1 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 22.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 21.6 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Bulkeley Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNE 35°324 m4.7 mi
Lower Church HillN 360°324 m6.1 mi
Green Pond MountainW 276°323 m5.8 mi
Briggs HillW 276°323 m7.9 mi
Plumb HillNNE 24°322 m6.2 mi
Great MountainW 267°310 m5.7 mi
Church HillN 358°305 m7.1 mi
Fenn HillN 0°303 m6.5 mi

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 solstice07:1715:4216:27

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359281092

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