Chestnut Hill
Chestnut Hill rises to 103 m in Connecticut. Branchville Hill stands 225 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Westport Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 206237).
Wikidata Q31807784, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 103 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.8 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Westport Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Stirrup Place Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Old Lantern Drive Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Cherry Lane Park: 0.9 mi
- Banks Drive Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Cranbury Park: 1.4 mi
- Cranbury Dog Park: 1.5 mi
- Horseshoe Park: 1.6 mi
- Schenck's Island: 1.8 mi
- Old Post Office Square: 2.0 mi
- Wilton Heritage Museum: 1.7 mi
- Mid Fairfield Youth Museum: 2.7 mi
- Norwalk Museum;Norwalk Museum Historical Reference Library: 5.0 mi
- Norwalk Art Space: 5.2 mi
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children: 5.2 mi
- Compo Beach: 5.8 mi
- Alvord Beach: 6.1 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 6.2 mi
- Marvin Beach: 6.4 mi
- Southport Beach: 6.5 mi
- Grumman Hill: 1.5 mi
- Sipperly Hill: 2.0 mi
- Belden Hill: 2.4 mi
- Charcoal Hill: 2.9 mi
- Camfield Hill: 2.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 1.4 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Fairy Garden: 6.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.1 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 8.1 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 1.9 mi
- Capped Water Well: 4.3 mi
- Haskins House: 4.3 mi
- Haskins Greenhouses: 4.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 9.2 mi
- Annunaki: 10.6 mi
- Heron: 11.7 mi
- Dancing Girl: 11.7 mi
- Samford Sign: 11.9 mi
- Earthplace: 2.6 mi
- Weir House: 6.0 mi
- 3-town marker: 6.5 mi
- Burr Homestead: 8.1 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 8.5 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 4.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 5.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 8.7 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 9.4 mi
- Farms Falls: 12.1 mi
- Pell Hill: 11.0 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 11.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.9 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 9.8 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 10.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.3 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 17.3 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 7.5 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 11.4 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 14.0 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 11.8 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 11.9 mi
- The Silver Spring: 7.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branchville Hill | NNW 327° | 225 m | 6.7 mi |
| Biddle Hill | NW 326° | 223 m | 7.2 mi |
| Windy Hill | NNW 349° | 220 m | 7.4 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | N 350° | 211 m | 5.8 mi |
| Becks Hill | WNW 293° | 208 m | 6.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | N 356° | 204 m | 6.3 mi |
| Nod HIll | NNW 330° | 197 m | 6.2 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | NNW 337° | 191 m | 6.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206237 — Chestnut Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359261534
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