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Charcoal Hill

Charcoal Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Charcoal Hill rises to 63 m in Connecticut. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Newman-Poses Preserve, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
63 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.17760, -73.34095

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Newman-Poses Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Gault Park: 1.1 mi
  • Wakeman Park: 1.2 mi
  • Hitchcock Park: 1.5 mi
  • Town Farm Ball Complex: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
  • Westport Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Formal Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.3 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 7.1 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks: 54
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.0 mi
  • Heron: 9.3 mi
  • Mother Mary: 10.8 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 12.6 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 12.6 mi
Waterfalls: 27
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 4.5 mi
  • Cascade: 4.7 mi
  • Cascade: 6.0 mi
  • Cascade: 7.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 19
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Grove: 8.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 10.9 mi
  • Pond View: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Charcoal Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goodsell HillNNW 328°211 m7.2 mi
Huckleberry HillNNW 333°204 m7.4 mi
Gilbert HillNW 325°186 m7.2 mi
Diamond HillNNW 337°186 m8.3 mi
Bald HillWNW 290°184 m7.5 mi
Tashua HillNE 40°179 m7.4 mi
Upper Bald HillWNW 296°171 m8.0 mi
Round HillNNE 30°170 m6.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206193 — Charcoal Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261443

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