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Staples Hill

Staples Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Staples Hill rises to 144 m in Connecticut. Sunset Hill stands 253 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808652, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
144 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.23621, -73.29789

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Municipal Open Space (Blue Bell Lane): 1.5 mi
  • Municipal Open Space (Hoydens Lane): 1.6 mi
  • Grace Richardson Conservation Area Open Space: 2.3 mi
  • Morehouse Highway: 2.4 mi
  • Audubon Center at Fairfield: 2.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 2.4 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 2.4 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Goosetown Park: 5.7 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 5.7 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 4.6 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 6.5 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 7.4 mi
Waterfalls: 30
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 2.6 mi
  • Cascade: 2.7 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Cascade: 5.7 mi
  • Saugatuck Falls: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 28
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.2 mi
  • Heron: 5.9 mi
  • Mother Mary: 7.1 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.7 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 21
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 5.7 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 6.3 mi
  • Pond View: 6.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.4 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.3 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Staples Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset HillNNW 335°253 m7.7 mi
Eden HillN 353°240 m6.7 mi
Windy HillWNW 299°220 m7.5 mi
Redding RidgeNNW 333°214 m6.3 mi
Goodsell HillWNW 289°211 m6.4 mi
Huckleberry HillWNW 295°204 m6.2 mi
Meekers HillNNW 336°203 m5.6 mi
Nod HillWNW 282°199 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4920:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359287260

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