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Meekers Hill

Meekers Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Meekers Hill rises to 203 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poverty Hollow Falls, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808230, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
203 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.30982, -73.34234

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 7.4 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 7.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 8.5 mi
Beaches
  • Twixt Hills Beach: 8.6 mi
  • Lake Mohegan Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Mamanasco Beach: 9.6 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Cascade: 4.5 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Cascade: 5.3 mi
Artworks: 25
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 0.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 5.6 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 8.3 mi
  • greek letter pi: 9.2 mi
  • Heron: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 20
  • 3-town marker: 2.7 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.2 mi
  • Weir House: 6.9 mi
  • Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 8.7 mi
  • Earthplace: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 5.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 5.5 mi
  • Pond View: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 8
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakN 4°303 m3.6 mi
Moses MountainWNW 299°296 m7.3 mi
Thomas MountainWNW 303°286 m7.1 mi
Wooster MountainWNW 291°275 m7.5 mi
Spruce MountainWNW 296°272 m7.7 mi
Town MountainNW 309°264 m6.7 mi
Bogus MountainWNW 302°254 m5.2 mi
Sunset HillNNW 333°253 m2.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359265919

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