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Sunset Hill

Sunset Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sunset Hill rises to 188 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the south-southwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (The Old Road), a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 14 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808682, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
188 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.42037, -73.31456

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • The Pleasance: 0.9 mi
  • Ram's Pasture: 1.1 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Dickinson Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Sandy Hook Permanent Memorial: 2.1 mi
Museums
Beaches: 60
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 7.7 mi
  • South Beach: 8.5 mi
  • North Beach: 8.7 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 11.7 mi
Gardens
  • Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 7.6 mi
  • Butterfly Maze: 7.6 mi
  • Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 9.8 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Garden Of Ideas: 12.8 mi
Waterfalls: 43
Attractions: 21
Artworks: 20
  • Lesser Evil: 5.6 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 6.2 mi
  • greek letter pi: 7.2 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.8 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 10.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Oak Grove: 8.2 mi
  • Pond View: 8.3 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Danbury Rest Area: 10.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.9 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 22.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakSSW 197°303 m4.2 mi
Thomas MountainWSW 243°286 m8.3 mi
Botsford HillN 349°267 m7.7 mi
Sweet Cake MountainWNW 294°265 m8.5 mi
Town MountainWSW 243°264 m7.4 mi
Bear MountainWNW 285°261 m7.6 mi
Grassy HillNNE 24°256 m8.1 mi
Bronson MountainNNE 18°255 m7.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1715:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506069757265534233
Precip in3.73.34.44.24.24.85.04.94.95.04.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 211295 — Sunset Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359270153

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