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Hoyden Hill

Hoyden Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hoyden Hill rises to 134 m in Connecticut. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoydens Hill Open Space, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808072, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
134 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.22371, -73.28012

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hoydens Hill Open Space: 0.2 mi
  • Denise A. D. Dougiello Park: 0.5 mi
  • Dover Park: 1.6 mi
  • Helen Keller Park: 1.7 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
Beaches
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Municipal Open Space (Hoydens Lane): 0.3 mi
  • Municipal Open Space (Blue Bell Lane): 0.3 mi
  • Grace Richardson Conservation Area Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Morehouse Highway: 1.1 mi
  • Congress Street (Morehouse Highway): 1.2 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 55
  • Tree Stump Monument: 1.5 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 3.7 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 3.7 mi
  • Goosetown Park: 4.4 mi
  • Clinton Park Militia Grounds Bicentenial Memorial: 4.6 mi
Gardens: 53
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 5.3 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Heron: 5.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 6.4 mi
  • Mother Mary: 6.5 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.8 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.9 mi
Waterfalls: 19
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 8.9 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 19
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 8
  • Picnic Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 6.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.7 mi
  • Pond View: 6.8 mi
Lighthouses: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Hoyden Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eden HillNNW240 m7.7 mi
Windy HillWNW220 m8.7 mi
Redding RidgeNNW214 m7.5 mi
Goodsell HillWNW211 m7.6 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW204 m7.4 mi
Meekers HillNNW203 m6.8 mi
Moose HillNNE198 m8.4 mi
Umpawaug HillNW195 m9.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264609

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