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Powells Hill

Powells Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Powells Hill rises to 159 m in Connecticut. Sunset Hill stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Aspetuck Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.6 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808449, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
159 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23621, -73.33234

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Aspetuck Park: 0.6 mi
  • Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Randall's Farm Preserve: 2.8 mi
  • Hoydens Hill Open Space: 2.9 mi
  • Denise A. D. Dougiello Park: 3.1 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 1.1 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 1.1 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Olmstead Memorial: 6.1 mi
  • Leornard Bradley Plaque: 6.3 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 30
Artworks: 29
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.9 mi
  • Heron: 7.7 mi
  • Mother Mary: 8.9 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 10.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 6.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 7.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 7.4 mi
  • Pond View: 7.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.1 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 14.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.1 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Powells Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset HillNNW 348°253 m7.2 mi
Eden HillN 8°240 m6.7 mi
Ivy HillWNW 295°234 m7.9 mi
Branchville HillWNW 286°225 m7.2 mi
Biddle HillWNW 288°223 m7.7 mi
Windy HillNW 307°220 m6.0 mi
Redding RidgeN 349°214 m5.7 mi
Goodsell HillWNW 296°211 m4.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267753

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