Peak · Connecticut
Davis Hill
Davis Hill rises to 141 m in Connecticut. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the north-northeast, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Devils Glen Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.4 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807869, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 141 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.24065, -73.35179
- 4.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Aspetuck Park: 1.6 mi
- Bisceglie-Scribner Park: 2.6 mi
- Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Randall's Farm Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Newman-Poses Preserve: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Redding Historical Society: 5.2 mi
- Wilton Heritage Museum: 5.2 mi
- Woodcock Nature Center: 6.4 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 6.4 mi
- Mid Fairfield Youth Museum: 6.6 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 5.7 mi
- Southport Beach: 8.4 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 8.8 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 8.9 mi
- Alvord Beach: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Devils Glen Park: 0.3 mi
- Elisabeth Luce Moore Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Weston Gun Club: 1.0 mi
- Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve: 1.2 mi
- Walter Wagner Preserve: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Popp Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Powells Hill: 1.1 mi
- Flat Rock Hill: 1.5 mi
- Flirt Hill: 1.6 mi
- Camfield Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 0.9 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 0.9 mi
- Olmstead Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Tree Stump Monument: 5.4 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 5.7 mi
Gardens: 53
- Formal Garden: 5.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.4 mi
- Fairy Garden: 6.5 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 6.9 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 28
- Tonka Truck Tree: 4.7 mi
- Heron: 8.7 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 9.6 mi
- Mother Mary: 9.8 mi
- Annunaki: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 19
- Devil's Glen Falls: 0.3 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.0 mi
- Sheep Falls: 5.1 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 5.6 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 13.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- 3-town marker: 2.5 mi
- Weir House: 5.6 mi
- Earthplace: 6.6 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.3 mi
- Burr Homestead: 8.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Old Raven Rocks: 11.3 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 11.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 13.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Cedar Grove: 7.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 7.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Pond View: 8.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Tongue Point Light: 10.4 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 11.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.3 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 14.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.0 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 8.0 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 11.0 mi
- Cuties Island: 16.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Davis Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Hill | NNE 17° | 240 m | 6.7 mi |
| Ivy Hill | WNW 296° | 234 m | 6.9 mi |
| Branchville Hill | WNW 286° | 225 m | 6.2 mi |
| Biddle Hill | WNW 288° | 223 m | 6.6 mi |
| Windy Hill | NW 311° | 220 m | 5.0 mi |
| Redding Ridge | N 359° | 214 m | 5.3 mi |
| Cains Hill | WNW 303° | 213 m | 7.1 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | WNW 298° | 211 m | 3.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 206612 — Davis Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359262392
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