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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.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808360, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.16482, -73.25567

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
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
  • Springer Glen: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Powder House - 1814: 1.4 mi
  • Fairfield Honor Roll: 1.5 mi
  • Ash Creek Restoration Project: 1.8 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Saint Mary’s By-The-Sea: 1.8 mi
Gardens: 51
  • 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
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
Attractions: 19
  • 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: 15
  • 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
Waterfalls: 15
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 11.0 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 9
Lighthouses: 7
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

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 HillNW211 m10.8 mi
Huckleberry HillNW204 m10.8 mi
Meekers HillNNW203 m11.0 mi
Gilbert HillNW186 m10.9 mi
Tashua HillN179 m6.6 mi
Walnut Tree HillNNE171 m10.8 mi
Hirams HillN167 m9.2 mi
Booth HillNNE160 m8.7 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267104

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