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Davidson Hill

Davidson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Davidson Hill rises to 239 m in Connecticut. Mount Tom stands 393 m to the north-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Risley Refuge, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807868, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
239 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60232, -73.24817

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Miller Family Preserve: 2.5 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 3.2 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 3.6 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 4.9 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 5.7 mi
Parks
  • Town Green: 3.3 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 3.7 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 4.2 mi
  • Bryan Plaza: 4.6 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Attractions: 34
Gardens: 23
Beaches: 17
Cliffs: 15
Artworks: 14
  • Jean Widmark: 2.5 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 11.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 11.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 11.1 mi
  • Maori Head: 11.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.8 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi
  • Pond View: 19.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 19.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 19.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 20.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hermit spring: 21.2 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 23.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Davidson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount TomNNW 348°393 m6.4 mi
Mount RatNNW 334°352 m6.6 mi
Todd HillNNE 11°344 m3.8 mi
Poor House HillNNE 19°336 m6.6 mi
Apple HillNNE 14°334 m6.4 mi
Little Mount TomN 353°331 m5.8 mi
Looking Glass HillN 355°331 m7.5 mi
Painter HillW 264°324 m2.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359262385

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