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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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.23760, -73.23650

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 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
Beaches
Gardens
  • 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
Waterfalls: 34
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Cascade: 5.9 mi
  • Cascades: 6.6 mi
  • Cascade: 6.8 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 7.2 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
Attractions: 18
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • 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: 8
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 HillNW 317°253 m9.5 mi
Eden HillNNW 328°240 m7.7 mi
Redding RidgeNW 312°214 m8.2 mi
Goodsell HillWNW 282°211 m9.5 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW 286°204 m9.1 mi
Meekers HillNW 312°203 m7.4 mi
Barn HillNNE 20°200 m7.8 mi
Moose HillNNE 13°198 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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