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Isinglass Hill

Isinglass Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Isinglass Hill rises to 111 m in Connecticut. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the west-northwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Gristmill Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.9 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808105, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
111 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.27899, -73.14678

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 2.1 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 3.6 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 8.0 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Beaches
Waterfalls: 36
  • Cascades: 1.3 mi
  • Cascade: 1.4 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 21
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 4.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 7.8 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.9 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 10.9 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 1.5 mi
  • Heron: 3.1 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 3.5 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 3.5 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Pond View: 5.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 5.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 5.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 5.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 5.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Isinglass Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eden HillWNW 293°240 m9.5 mi
Moose HillN 10°231 m8.6 mi
Osborn HillNNW 337°206 m9.0 mi
Great HillNNE 15°202 m6.0 mi
Barn HillNNW 336°200 m4.9 mi
Moose HillNW 320°198 m4.8 mi
Israel HillNNW 333°192 m3.9 mi
Rockhouse HillN 3°192 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1942348 — Isinglass Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359286167

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