Skip to content

Hubbell Hill

Hubbell Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Hubbell Hill rises to 281 m in Connecticut. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Hubbell Mountain Farm, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808074, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
281 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.56815, -73.47540

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 2.2 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 3.6 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 8.4 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 9.7 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 9.9 mi
Museums: 42
Waterfalls: 34
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Upper Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascades: 8.6 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 27
  • Personal Gardens: 7.2 mi
  • Judea Garden: 10.7 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 13.1 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 13.1 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 13.9 mi
Attractions: 18
Beaches: 16
Cliffs: 12
Artworks: 10
  • Jean Widmark: 10.7 mi
  • greek letter pi: 10.7 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 14.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 19.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Grove: 21.3 mi
  • Pond View: 21.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 21.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 21.5 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • Stormville Rest Area: 12.9 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 21.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Hubbell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory HillWNW 292°405 m3.7 mi
Bear HillNNE 32°390 m7.3 mi
Birch HillSW 233°386 m5.3 mi
Cranberry MountainSW 225°376 m6.3 mi
Branch HillW 275°370 m2.8 mi
Seeley HillWNW 298°368 m3.9 mi
Turner MountainWNW 296°362 m2.5 mi
Peet HillNNE 17°359 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264631

More peaks in Connecticut

Day trips start here

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Hubbell 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