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Orenaug Hills

Orenaug Hills, seen from above at true elevation

Orenaug Hills rises to 155 m in Connecticut. Painter Hill stands 324 m to the northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethel Rock, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808357, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
155 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.54398, -73.20178

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Woodbury North Green: 0.5 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 0.5 mi
  • Hollow Park: 0.8 mi
  • Three Rivers Park: 1.0 mi
  • George Bennett Park: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 0.5 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 1.1 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.8 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 4.1 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.2 mi
Museums
Waterfalls: 56
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Southford Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.6 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 50
Attractions: 37
Beaches: 36
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Morris Town Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Waterfront: 10.3 mi
  • Boating Side: 10.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 3.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.2 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.2 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.2 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 10.3 mi
  • Pond View: 15.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 16.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Springs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Orenaug Hills. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter HillNW 310°324 m5.9 mi
Carmel HillNNW 340°322 m6.9 mi
Plumb HillNW 320°322 m7.3 mi
Magnolia HillN 4°294 m6.5 mi
Good HillWNW 284°292 m3.2 mi
Great HillESE 102°292 m3.5 mi
Blackmans HillE 97°282 m1.7 mi
Greenleaf HillWNW 293°282 m5.7 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 solstice07:1715:4216:27

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, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267089

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