Peak · Connecticut
Orchard Hill
Orchard Hill rises to 56 m in Connecticut. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Varsity Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.3 miles off.
The story
mountain in Connecticut, United States of America
Wikidata Q31808354, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 56 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.16704, -73.25928
- 2.3 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 27.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Varsity Field: 0.2 mi
- Alumni Field: 0.2 mi
- University Field: 0.2 mi
- Campion Field: 0.3 mi
- Tanaka Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Osborne Hill: 0.2 mi
- Round Hill: 0.8 mi
- Tunxis Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mill Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pavement Hill: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Flower House Drive Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Butkus Pond Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Mill River Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Mill River Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Springer Glen: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 1.4 mi
- Roger Ludlow: 1.5 mi
- Powder House - 1814: 1.5 mi
- Fairfield Honor Roll: 1.7 mi
- Ash Creek Restoration Project: 2.1 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 1.5 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 1.9 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 3.6 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 3.6 mi
- Barnum Museum: 3.7 mi
Gardens
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 1.9 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 2.8 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.5 mi
Beaches
- Jennings Beach: 2.1 mi
- Money Beach: 2.3 mi
- Penfield Beach: 2.4 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 2.5 mi
- Fairfield Beach: 2.5 mi
Artworks: 45
- Heron: 6.6 mi
- Mother Mary: 8.2 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 9.1 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 9.1 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Devil's Glen Falls: 6.9 mi
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Cascade: 9.5 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 10.4 mi
- Cascades: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 20
- Burr Homestead: 1.8 mi
- Earthplace: 6.5 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.5 mi
- 3-town marker: 9.4 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Picnic Grove: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.2 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.3 mi
- Pond View: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Old Raven Rocks: 16.9 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 17.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.5 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 19.1 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Tongue Point Light: 4.3 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 8.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 8.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 4.8 mi
- Cuties Island: 15.9 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 14.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Orchard Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NW 310° | 211 m | 10.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 314° | 204 m | 10.6 mi |
| Meekers Hill | NNW 336° | 203 m | 10.8 mi |
| Gilbert Hill | NW 309° | 186 m | 10.7 mi |
| Tashua Hill | N 4° | 179 m | 6.5 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | NNE 26° | 171 m | 10.7 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 348° | 170 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hirams Hill | N 359° | 167 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 209521 — Orchard Hill, Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359267074
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