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Derby Hill

Derby Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Derby Hill rises to 143 m in Connecticut. Moose Hill stands 231 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Witek Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807883, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
143 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.32510, -73.06066

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Beaches
Gardens: 52
Waterfalls: 41
  • Cascade: 2.2 mi
  • Wepawaug Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Cascades: 4.5 mi
Attractions: 24
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 5.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 5.4 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.0 mi
  • Millstone: 10.6 mi
  • Millstone: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 22
  • End of the Line/West Rock: 5.6 mi
  • Beacon of Hope: 6.5 mi
  • Turtle Statue: 6.6 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 6.7 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 6.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 8.0 mi
  • Pond View: 9.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 3.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 3.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Derby Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Moose HillNNW 330°231 m6.1 mi
Fivemile HillNNW 330°223 m8.2 mi
High RockNE 46°216 m8.6 mi
Beacon HillN 7°204 m9.2 mi
Great HillNW 312°202 m3.9 mi
Tobys Rock MountainN 357°201 m9.1 mi
Barn HillWNW 282°200 m6.6 mi
Rock RimmonN 1°199 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:04
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359262448

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