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Flat Rock Hill

Flat Rock Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Rock Hill rises to 109 m in Connecticut. Branchville Hill stands 225 m to the west-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter Wagner Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31807930, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
109 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.22260, -73.33734

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Historic sites
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 2.0 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 2.0 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Leornard Bradley Plaque: 5.6 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 6.0 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • Formal Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.7 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 34
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.9 mi
  • Heron: 8.0 mi
  • Mother Mary: 9.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 11.0 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 29
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 1.5 mi
  • Cascade: 1.7 mi
  • Cascade: 4.0 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 6.0 mi
Attractions: 20
Picnic sites: 10
  • Cedar Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.2 mi
  • Pond View: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.6 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Flat Rock Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Branchville HillWNW 294°225 m7.3 mi
Windy HillNW 315°220 m6.4 mi
Redding RidgeN 353°214 m6.6 mi
Goodsell HillNW 307°211 m5.0 mi
Huckleberry HillNW 315°204 m5.0 mi
Meekers HillN 358°203 m6.0 mi
Topstone MountainNW 314°203 m7.6 mi
Nod HillWNW 293°199 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359263119

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