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Moose Hill

Moose Hill rises to 198 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Monroe Green, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808265, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
198 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.33260, -73.20622

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • The Castle: 3.1 mi
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth Site: 6.0 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 6.1 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • SIS Community Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 8.4 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 9.8 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 39
Attractions: 23
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.3 mi
  • Millstone: 8.8 mi
  • Millstone: 8.9 mi
  • 3-town marker: 9.3 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 5.3 mi
  • Heron: 6.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 6.7 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 8.3 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 1.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 2.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 2.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.0 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Moose Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW 287°303 m7.1 mi
Sunset HillW 273°253 m8.1 mi
Taunton HillWNW 301°251 m8.7 mi
Eden HillW 270°240 m5.6 mi
Moose HillNE 43°231 m6.6 mi
Mount PleasantNW 312°230 m8.2 mi
Fivemile HillNNE 28°223 m7.4 mi
Great HillWNW 303°217 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
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 1942513 — Moose Hill, Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359286445

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