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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 195 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanford Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America (GNIS ID = 206240)

Wikidata Q31807790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
195 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.44204, -73.09539

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 10.7 mi
  • Waterfront: 13.5 mi
  • Boating Side: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 55
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 41
  • Millstone: 3.8 mi
  • Millstone: 3.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 4.0 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 12.7 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 13.3 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Pond View: 11.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 12.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.5 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNNW 342°292 m6.7 mi
Andrews HillN 5°275 m2.9 mi
Woodruff HillNNW 336°273 m3.6 mi
Turkey HillNE 42°263 m7.5 mi
Mount SanfordE 80°263 m7.7 mi
Prospect HillNE 55°260 m7.3 mi
Hopkins HillNE 55°259 m5.4 mi
Prospect MountainENE 72°253 m6.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206240 — Chestnut Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359261543

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