Peak · Connecticut
Goodsell Hill
Goodsell Hill rises to 211 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Gilbert Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31807973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 211 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.26593, -73.41484
- 7.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 22.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Weir Farm National Historic Site: 2.1 mi
- Allens Meadows Park: 3.2 mi
- Bisceglie-Scribner Park: 3.8 mi
- East Ridge Fields: 3.8 mi
- East Ridge Preserve: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Woodcock Nature Center: 3.3 mi
- Redding Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Keeler Tavern Museum: 4.3 mi
- Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum: 4.3 mi
- Wilton Heritage Museum: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Twixt Hills Beach: 6.4 mi
- Mamanasco Beach: 6.8 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 9.4 mi
- Southport Beach: 11.5 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 11.5 mi
Peaks
- Gilbert Hill: 0.3 mi
- Huckleberry Hill: 0.8 mi
- Sunset Hill: 1.4 mi
- Windy Hill: 1.6 mi
- Diamond Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- A. F. Brinckerhoff Nature Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Carpenter Easement: 0.5 mi
- Glendinning Easement: 0.5 mi
- Mary Evelyn Scott Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Devils Den: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 53
- Olmstead Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 4.0 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 4.0 mi
- War Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 53
- Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
- Fairy Garden: 3.4 mi
- Memorial Garden: 4.4 mi
- Garden Of Ideas: 6.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 19
- Weir House: 2.2 mi
- 3-town marker: 2.5 mi
- Earthplace: 8.4 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 8.7 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 18
- Sheep Falls: 2.2 mi
- Saugatuck Falls: 3.0 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 3.9 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.2 mi
- Farms Falls: 14.3 mi
Artworks: 18
- Tonka Truck Tree: 5.2 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 7.3 mi
- Annunaki: 8.5 mi
- Lesser Evil: 10.3 mi
- greek letter pi: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Old Raven Rocks: 8.2 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 8.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 11.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 19.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pell Hill: 8.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 6
- Peck Ledge Light: 13.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 14.1 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 18.0 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 18.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 10.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Pleasure Beach: 14.7 mi
- Cuties Island: 16.7 mi
- Dicktown: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Goodsell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Mountain | NNW 327° | 304 m | 7.0 mi |
| Moses Mountain | NNW 338° | 296 m | 7.0 mi |
| Barlow Mountain | NW 314° | 290 m | 6.0 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | NNW 342° | 286 m | 7.3 mi |
| West Mountain | WNW 295° | 285 m | 6.4 mi |
| Seth Low Mountain | NW 311° | 283 m | 6.7 mi |
| Wooster Mountain | NNW 330° | 275 m | 6.5 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | NNW 334° | 272 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 207353 — Goodsell Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359263634
Day trips start here
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- Putnam County · 21 mi
- Port Chester · 22 mi
- Purchase · 22 mi
- Rye Brook · 22 mi
- Valhalla · 22 mi
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