Skip to content
Byway
Peak · Connecticut

Goodsell Hill

Goodsell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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.

About

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q31807973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
211 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.26593, -73.41484

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks
Historic sites
  • 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
Museums
Gardens: 60
  • 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
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
Waterfalls: 29
  • Cascade: 1.2 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Cascade: 2.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Cascade: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 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
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: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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: 8
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
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 4.7 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW 327°304 m7.0 mi
Moses MountainNNW 338°296 m7.0 mi
Barlow MountainNW 314°290 m6.0 mi
Thomas MountainNNW 342°286 m7.3 mi
West MountainWNW 295°285 m6.4 mi
Seth Low MountainNW 311°283 m6.7 mi
Wooster MountainNNW 330°275 m6.5 mi
Spruce MountainNNW 334°272 m7.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485867727063524132
Precip in3.12.73.93.73.84.54.54.64.84.53.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury Muni AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

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

More peaks in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Plan a driveMore peaks
Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Goodsell Hill.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens