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Eden Hill

Eden Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Eden Hill rises to 240 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 8.1 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31807905, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
240 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.33287, -73.31428

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Stepney Green: 2.7 mi
  • William E. Wolfe Park: 3.9 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Tashua Recreation Area: 4.5 mi
  • Randall's Farm Preserve: 5.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 7.9 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 11.1 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 55
Gardens: 53
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 7.8 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 7.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.1 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 10.2 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 10.2 mi
Nature reserves
Waterfalls: 23
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 6.5 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 2.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.8 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 7.9 mi
  • Heron: 9.1 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 21
  • 3-town marker: 4.9 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.5 mi
  • Weir House: 9.0 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 9.3 mi
  • Millstone: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Grove: 3.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 3.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 4.2 mi
  • Pond View: 4.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 10.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Eden Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNNW303 m2.4 mi
Moses MountainWNW296 m8.1 mi
Thomas MountainWNW286 m7.8 mi
Town MountainWNW264 m7.2 mi
Bogus MountainW254 m5.9 mi
Sunset HillW253 m2.5 mi
Taunton HillNNW251 m4.8 mi
Middle MountainWNW240 m7.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:28

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359262771

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