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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 141 m in Connecticut. Sunset Hill stands 253 m to the northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Aldo Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.4 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 206238).

Wikidata Q31807785, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
141 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.23760, -73.23650

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Aldo Park: 0.3 mi
  • Great Oak Park: 2.0 mi
  • Municipal Open Space (Blue Bell Lane): 2.1 mi
  • Congress Street (Morehouse Highway): 2.2 mi
  • Town Open Space (Old Village Lane): 2.2 mi
Beaches
Peaks
Historic sites: 54
  • Tree Stump Monument: 2.0 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Goosetown Park: 3.9 mi
  • Old Mill Green: 4.0 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.5 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 4.8 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 6.5 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 7.5 mi
Artworks: 30
  • Heron: 2.7 mi
  • Mother Mary: 4.1 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 6.5 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 21
Attractions: 17
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 5.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 5.4 mi
  • Pond View: 5.4 mi
Lighthouses: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset HillNW253 m9.5 mi
Eden HillNNW240 m7.7 mi
Redding RidgeNW214 m8.2 mi
Goodsell HillWNW211 m9.5 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW204 m9.1 mi
Meekers HillNW203 m7.4 mi
Barn HillNNE200 m7.8 mi
Moose HillNNE198 m6.7 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 solstice07:1615:4316:28

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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359261537

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