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Round Hill

Round Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Round Hill rises to 170 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
170 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.25204, -73.28289

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Municipal Open Space (Blue Bell Lane): 2.0 mi
  • Municipal Open Space (Hoydens Lane): 2.2 mi
  • Town Open Space (Old Village Lane): 2.4 mi
  • Great Oak Park: 2.4 mi
  • Aldo Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 3.0 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 3.0 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 3.1 mi
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 4.8 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.0 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 6.8 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 34
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Cascade: 3.5 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.0 mi
  • Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 4.6 mi
  • Heron: 5.1 mi
  • Mother Mary: 6.2 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.0 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 21
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 4.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 5.0 mi
  • Pond View: 5.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 6.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Round Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNNW 339°303 m8.1 mi
Sunset HillNW 325°253 m7.2 mi
Eden HillNNW 344°240 m5.8 mi
Windy HillWNW 289°220 m7.7 mi
Redding RidgeNW 321°214 m5.8 mi
Goodsell HillW 278°211 m6.9 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW 283°204 m6.5 mi
Meekers HillNW 322°203 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:28

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/359268313

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