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Cains Hill

Cains Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Cains Hill rises to 213 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 4.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (East Farm Lane), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31807728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
213 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.29593, -73.46596

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Martin Park Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 1.6 mi
  • East Ridge Fields: 1.6 mi
  • Governor Park: 1.6 mi
  • East Ridge Preserve: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 2.0 mi
  • War Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 4.1 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 3.0 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 11.5 mi
  • South Beach: 12.4 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 55
  • Memorial Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 3.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascade: 3.9 mi
  • Cascade: 4.5 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 20
Artworks: 18
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.9 mi
  • Annunaki: 6.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.0 mi
  • greek letter pi: 8.2 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pell Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.6 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.7 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 3.4 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Cains Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW 344°304 m4.0 mi
Bailey MountainWNW 284°299.314 m4.6 mi
Moses MountainN 0°296 m4.4 mi
Barlow MountainNW 321°290 m2.7 mi
Thomas MountainN 5°286 m4.9 mi
West MountainW 280°285 m3.2 mi
Ned MountainNW 322°284 m4.6 mi
Seth Low MountainNW 313°283 m3.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261004

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