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Palmer Hill

Palmer Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Palmer Hill rises to 62 m in Connecticut. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Hycliff Club, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
62 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.06426, -73.56762

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Hycliff Club: 0.4 mi
  • Lione Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 0.9 mi
  • Scalzi Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Artworks
  • Samford Sign: 1.5 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 1.7 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 1.7 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.0 mi
  • The Millenium Sundial: 3.8 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Peaks
Gardens
  • Holly Grove: 4.2 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Tropical Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Fern Allee: 4.8 mi
  • Cottage Garden: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 53
Picnic sites: 29
  • The Meadow: 4.4 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 12
Lighthouses: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Farms Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Cascade: 13.8 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Cascade: 15.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.0 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 13.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Palmer Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongNNW 340°229 m12.0 mi
Guard HillNW 325°226 m12.0 mi
Fox HillN 355°223 m13.0 mi
Chappaqua HillNW 305°219 m12.8 mi
Sarles HillWNW 297°216 m12.9 mi
McKesson HillNW 309°213 m13.4 mi
Buttermilk HillWNW 284°211 m13.1 mi
Becks HillNNE 13°208 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359286671

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