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Stillson Hill

Stillson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Stillson Hill rises to 218 m in Connecticut. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the west-southwest, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Barnes Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808658, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
218 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60315, -73.47540

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • Lois Batchelder: 0.8 mi
  • Jim Hulton: 1.3 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 6.1 mi
  • Mill Ruins: 8.0 mi
  • Thomas Robert Lilly: 10.3 mi
Parks
  • Sega Meadows Park: 1.2 mi
  • Emmanuel Williamson Park: 1.7 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Little League Field: 2.1 mi
  • Colonial Park: 2.3 mi
Museums: 40
Waterfalls: 32
  • Quaker Brook Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Cascades: 6.2 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Lower Falls: 7.2 mi
  • New Preston Falls: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Personal Gardens: 8.9 mi
  • Judea Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 14.4 mi
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 15.5 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 18
Beaches: 16
Artworks: 11
  • Jean Widmark: 10.9 mi
  • greek letter pi: 13.1 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 13.3 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 16.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
Picnic sites: 8
Rest areas: 3
  • Stormville Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • East Fishkill Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 24.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.3 miles of Stillson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Observatory HillWSW 253°405 m3.6 mi
Schaghticoke MountainNNW 337°404 m6.2 mi
Bear HillNE 46°390 m5.4 mi
Birch HillSW 217°386 m7.0 mi
Branch HillSW 233°370 m3.6 mi
Seeley HillW 260°368 m3.5 mi
Segar MountainN 5°366 m7.1 mi
Turner MountainWSW 239°362 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2119:5020:32
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1815:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252835475765706861504031
Precip in3.93.04.13.64.14.64.24.94.94.23.95.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carmel 4N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211195 — Stillson Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359270002

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