Peak · Connecticut
Church Hill
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Church Hill rises to 101 m in Connecticut. Ivy Hill stands 234 m to the north, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is God's Acre, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.1 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.
Wikidata Q31807804, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 101 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.14871, -73.49512
- 2.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 24.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- God's Acre: 0.0 mi
- Cobblers Green: 0.4 mi
- New Canaan Nature Center: 0.5 mi
- Mead Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Irwin Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
- John Rogers Studio and Museum: 0.1 mi
- New Canaan Museum & Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- New Canaan Historical Society: 0.2 mi
- Glass House Visitor's Center: 0.2 mi
- Sculpture Gallery: 1.8 mi
Beaches
- Marvin Beach: 6.4 mi
- Rowayton Community Beach: 6.5 mi
- Harbor View Beach: 6.5 mi
- Weeburn Beach: 6.8 mi
- Bayley Beach: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Dancing Girl: 7.0 mi
- Samford Sign: 7.1 mi
- Stamford Cone: 7.4 mi
- Annunaki: 8.4 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 9.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Mill Pond Park: 0.6 mi
- Old Stamford Road Bird Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Browning Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Kelly Lowland Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Still Pond Preserve: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Canoe Hill: 1.4 mi
- Clapboard Hill: 1.4 mi
- Silvermine Hill: 1.5 mi
- Ferris Hill: 1.8 mi
- Talmadge Hill: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Waveny Mansion: 1.9 mi
- 911 Arch: 3.2 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 4.1 mi
- UN Tree of Norwalk: 4.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 53
- Wildflower garden: 3.1 mi
- Perennial Border: 3.2 mi
- Cottage Garden: 3.2 mi
- Conifer Garden: 3.2 mi
- Fern Allee: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 27
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 5.1 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 5.7 mi
- Earthplace: 6.0 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 6.5 mi
- Weir House: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Pell Hill: 8.7 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 17.0 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Farms Falls: 6.5 mi
- Sheep Falls: 7.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 10.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 11.9 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Castle Rock: 7.2 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 7.4 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 7.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.5 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 15.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Peck Ledge Light: 8.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.7 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 14.4 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 16.6 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 16.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 2.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 2.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 7.8 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 17.0 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 7.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Church Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | N 8° | 234 m | 9.4 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NW 305° | 229 m | 9.5 mi |
| Branchville Hill | N 11° | 225 m | 8.2 mi |
| Biddle Hill | N 8° | 223 m | 8.4 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 325° | 223 m | 8.7 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | NNE 27° | 211 m | 9.1 mi |
| Becks Hill | NNW 347° | 208 m | 5.3 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NNE 28° | 204 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359285480
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