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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.

The story

Mountain in Connecticut, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31808377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
62 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.06426, -73.56762

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Beaches
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
Peaks
Parks
  • The Hycliff Club: 0.4 mi
  • Lione Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 0.9 mi
  • Scalzi Park: 1.0 mi
  • Dr. Jacob Nemoitin Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 55
Nature reserves
Gardens: 53
  • 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: 51
Picnic sites: 28
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.8 mi
  • Pell Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 13.5 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 13.8 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Waterfalls: 5
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

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 AspetongNNW229 m12.0 mi
Guard HillNW226 m12.0 mi
Fox HillN223 m13.0 mi
Chappaqua HillNW219 m12.8 mi
Sarles HillWNW216 m12.9 mi
McKesson HillNW213 m13.4 mi
Buttermilk HillWNW211 m13.1 mi
Becks HillNNE208 m11.3 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359286671

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