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Sandy Hill

Sandy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sandy Hill rises to 208 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 292 m to the northwest, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuttle Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808578, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
208 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.50760, -73.10511

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Parks
  • Meadowview Park: 1.9 mi
  • Legion Field: 2.1 mi
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
  • Andrew Mountain Park: 2.3 mi
  • Foley Stadium: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Fountain: 2.8 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 2.8 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 3.0 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 3.8 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 56
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.7 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.9 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
Beaches: 55
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 8.0 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 8.5 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.3 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.3 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 50
Attractions: 40
Artworks: 24
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 4.4 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 4.5 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 4.5 mi
  • Maori Head: 4.8 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Bethel Rock: 5.5 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 8.3 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 9.4 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 15.6 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
  • Pond View: 14.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 15.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 15.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 15.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Sandy Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillNW 319°292 m2.4 mi
Blackmans HillNW 305°282 m4.1 mi
Andrews HillSSE 155°275 m1.8 mi
Woodruff HillSW 218°273 m1.6 mi
Turkey HillE 79°263 m5.6 mi
Prospect HillE 93°260 m6.5 mi
Hopkins HillESE 106°259 m5.2 mi
Mount FairN 1°258 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 11 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210637 — Sandy Hill, Naugatuck Valley County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269178

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