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Ivy Hill

Ivy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ivy Hill rises to 234 m in Connecticut. Pine Mountain stands 304 m to the north, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Ivy Hill Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808107, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
234 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.28398, -73.47096

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • East Ridge Fields: 0.9 mi
  • East Ridge Preserve: 1.1 mi
  • Governor Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ballard Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ridgefield Recreation Center: 1.7 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • War Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • Ridgefield September 11 Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Settlers Rock: 1.8 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Reflecting Pool Ruins: 3.5 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Tonetta Lake Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 12.6 mi
  • South Beach: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 55
Waterfalls: 26
  • Sheep Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Cascade: 3.2 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Cascade: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 18
  • Annunaki: 6.0 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.7 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.4 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.0 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 9.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pell Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 6.2 mi
  • The Meadow: 11.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 7
  • Danbury Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 2.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainN 349°304 m4.7 mi
Bailey MountainWNW 295°299.314 m4.6 mi
Moses MountainN 3°296 m5.3 mi
Barlow MountainNNW 334°290 m3.2 mi
Thomas MountainN 7°286 m5.7 mi
West MountainWNW 296°285 m3.2 mi
Ned MountainNNW 330°284 m5.1 mi
Seth Low MountainNW 325°283 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359264805

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