Ferris Hill
Ferris Hill rises to 120 m in Connecticut. Ivy Hill stands 234 m to the north, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Firefly Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807919, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 120 m
How to reach it
- 3.0 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 16.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 25.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Deer Park: 0.5 mi
- New Canaan Nature Center: 1.6 mi
- God's Acre: 1.8 mi
- Cobblers Green: 2.0 mi
- Irwin Park: 2.2 mi
- New Canaan Museum & Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- John Rogers Studio and Museum: 1.7 mi
- New Canaan Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Glass House Visitor's Center: 1.9 mi
- Sculpture Gallery: 3.1 mi
- Marvin Beach: 7.1 mi
- Harbor View Beach: 7.4 mi
- Calf Pasture Beach: 7.6 mi
- Rowayton Community Beach: 7.8 mi
- Long Beach: 8.0 mi
- Annunaki: 7.5 mi
- Dancing Girl: 8.8 mi
- Samford Sign: 8.8 mi
- Stamford Cone: 9.1 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 11.6 mi
- Firefly Sanctuary: 0.4 mi
- Browning Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Wild Duck Road Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Still Pond Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Borglum Road Park: 1.7 mi
- Canoe Hill: 0.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 0.7 mi
- Lambert Hill: 0.8 mi
- Huckleberry Hills: 1.3 mi
- Silvermine Hill: 1.3 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 2.8 mi
- Waveny Mansion: 3.5 mi
- 911 Arch: 4.6 mi
- Olmstead Memorial: 5.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.1 mi
- Wildflower garden: 4.5 mi
- Perennial Border: 4.5 mi
- Cottage Garden: 4.5 mi
- Mehlquist Garden: 4.5 mi
- Earthplace: 5.6 mi
- Weir House: 6.0 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 6.7 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 7.3 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 7.8 mi
- Pell Hill: 7.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 15.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 15.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.9 mi
- Sheep Falls: 5.4 mi
- Farms Falls: 7.6 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 8.6 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 10.1 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 12.3 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 6.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.6 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 6.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 16.1 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 8.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 11.4 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 15.8 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 15.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 18.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 3.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 3.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 23.8 mi
- Cuties Island: 9.5 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 16.4 mi
- The Silver Spring: 5.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Ferris Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | N 4° | 234 m | 7.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | N 356° | 228 m | 7.6 mi |
| Branchville Hill | N 8° | 225 m | 6.5 mi |
| Biddle Hill | N 4° | 223 m | 6.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | NW 315° | 223 m | 7.9 mi |
| Windy Hill | NNE 21° | 220 m | 8.6 mi |
| Cains Hill | N 6° | 213 m | 8.6 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | NNE 29° | 211 m | 7.4 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207063 — Ferris Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359263048
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