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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 195 m in Connecticut. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the north, 2.9 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
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
Historic sites: 57
Gardens: 52
Attractions: 39
  • 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
  • Rock House: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Southford Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Hopp Brook Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
  • Wepawaug Falls: 6.7 mi
Artworks: 23
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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: 3
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
Andrews HillN275 m2.9 mi
Woodruff HillNNW273 m3.6 mi
Turkey HillNE263 m7.5 mi
Mount SanfordE263 m7.7 mi
Hopkins HillNE259 m5.4 mi
Prospect MountainENE253 m6.8 mi
Breakneck HillNNW252 m7.3 mi
Hunters MountainNNE246 m1.9 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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