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Prospect Hill

Prospect Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Prospect Hill rises to 56 m in Connecticut. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Wakeman Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808454, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
56 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.16287, -73.32206

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
  • Westport Community Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 4.6 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 6.1 mi
Historic sites
Beaches
Artworks: 54
  • Heron: 9.1 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.0 mi
  • Mother Mary: 10.6 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 12.1 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 12.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Cascade: 5.8 mi
  • Cascade: 7.4 mi
  • Cascade: 8.5 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 19
Picnic sites: 17
  • Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 10.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.4 mi
  • Pond View: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 6
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Prospect Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Goodsell HillNW 326°211 m8.6 mi
Huckleberry HillNNW 331°204 m8.8 mi
Gilbert HillNW 324°186 m8.6 mi
Bald HillWNW 294°184 m8.8 mi
Tashua HillNNE 29°179 m7.7 mi
Round HillNNE 18°170 m6.5 mi
Comstock KnollWNW 292°164 m7.9 mi
Powells HillN 354°159 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:06
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359267792

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