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Second Hill

Second Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Second Hill rises to 58 m in Connecticut. Great Hill stands 202 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Park, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
58 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.21982, -73.15233

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
  • Trumbull Historical Society: 1.8 mi
  • National Helicopter Museum Inc: 2.1 mi
  • Model Railroad Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Boothe Memorial Museum: 2.4 mi
  • Americana Museum: 2.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 2.4 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 4.3 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.1 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 6.0 mi
Beaches
Waterfalls: 31
  • Farmill River Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Cascades: 4.3 mi
  • Cascade: 5.1 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 8.3 mi
  • Cascade: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Heron: 2.4 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 2.4 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 2.4 mi
  • Mother Mary: 3.0 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.1 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 7.5 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.6 mi
  • 3-town marker: 11.9 mi
  • Earthplace: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 1.6 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 5.6 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 7.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 7.9 mi
  • Pond View: 7.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 18.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 18.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Second Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Great HillN 11°202 m10.1 mi
Barn HillN 349°200 m8.8 mi
Moose HillNNW 340°198 m8.3 mi
Israel HillN 349°192 m7.7 mi
Bugg HillNNW 334°189 m8.0 mi
Upper White HillsN 358°188 m8.9 mi
Bagburn HillNNW 347°186 m10.0 mi
Tashua HillWNW 299°179 m5.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 210738 — Second Hill, Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359269313

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