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Merwins Hill

Merwins Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Merwins Hill rises to 62 m in Connecticut. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Windmill Open Space, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808239, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
62 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.17204, -73.30678

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Westport Community Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.6 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Formal Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 5.3 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks: 52
  • Heron: 8.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 9.5 mi
  • Mother Mary: 9.6 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 11.1 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Cascade: 5.5 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
  • Cascade: 8.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 20
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Grove: 7.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 10.5 mi
  • Pond View: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 9.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 9.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Merwins Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goodsell HillNW 319°211 m8.6 mi
Huckleberry HillNW 324°204 m8.7 mi
Gilbert HillNW 317°186 m8.6 mi
Tashua HillNNE 26°179 m6.8 mi
Round HillNNE 13°170 m5.7 mi
Hirams HillNNE 15°167 m9.0 mi
Comstock KnollWNW 286°164 m8.4 mi
Powells HillNNW 343°159 m4.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359266005

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