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Joshua Hill

Joshua Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Joshua Hill rises to 197 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808131, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
197 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53343, -73.18484

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • In Memory of George Washington: 1.0 mi
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 1.2 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 3.4 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 4.9 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 5.2 mi
Parks
  • Woodbury South Green: 1.2 mi
  • Hollow Park: 1.3 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 1.6 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 2.1 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 2.6 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 57
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Southford Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 50
Beaches: 40
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Waterfront: 10.1 mi
  • Boating Side: 10.2 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 35
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 5.0 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 7.4 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 7.4 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 7.4 mi
  • Maori Head: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 10.1 mi
  • Pond View: 15.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.3 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Joshua Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNW 310°324 m7.1 mi
Magnolia HillN 357°294 m7.2 mi
Great HillE 90°292 m2.5 mi
Good HillWNW 291°292 m4.2 mi
Blackmans HillNE 56°282 m1.0 mi
Greenleaf HillWNW 296°282 m6.8 mi
Andrews HillSE 125°275 m6.0 mi
Woodruff HillSE 134°273 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

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, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 208206 — Joshua Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359264967

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