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Osborne Hill

Osborne Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Osborne Hill rises to 51 m in Connecticut. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Alumni Field, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
51 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.16482, -73.25567

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Butkus Pond Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Flower House Drive Open Space: 0.7 mi
  • New England Avenue Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Mill River Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Mill River Open Space: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 1.2 mi
  • Roger Ludlow: 1.3 mi
  • Powder House - 1814: 1.4 mi
  • Fairfield Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
  • Ash Creek Restoration Project: 1.8 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 1.7 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 1.7 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 2.6 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.7 mi
Beaches
Artworks: 46
  • Heron: 6.6 mi
  • Mother Mary: 8.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.0 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
  • Cascade: 9.8 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Cascades: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 20
  • Burr Homestead: 1.6 mi
  • Earthplace: 6.6 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.6 mi
  • 3-town marker: 9.6 mi
  • Rowayton Dog Park: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Picnic Grove: 5.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 10.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 10.4 mi
  • Pond View: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Osborne Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goodsell HillNW 310°211 m10.8 mi
Huckleberry HillNW 314°204 m10.8 mi
Meekers HillNNW 336°203 m11.0 mi
Gilbert HillNW 309°186 m10.9 mi
Tashua HillN 3°179 m6.6 mi
Walnut Tree HillNNE 25°171 m10.8 mi
Round HillNNW 347°170 m6.2 mi
Hirams HillN 358°167 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267104

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