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Tashua Hill

Tashua Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Tashua Hill rises to 179 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Great Oak Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.2 miles off.

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808699, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
179 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.26037, -73.24984

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Veterans Park: 1.4 mi
  • Easton Community Center: 1.4 mi
  • Helen Keller Park: 1.4 mi
  • Davidow Park: 1.4 mi
  • Pond View Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Tree Stump Monument: 3.3 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 4.7 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 4.7 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.1 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 6.5 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 7.4 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls: 35
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Cascade: 5.3 mi
  • Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Cascades: 6.8 mi
  • Cascade: 6.8 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Heron: 3.5 mi
  • Mother Mary: 4.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 5.4 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 7.4 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 20
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Cedar Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 3.8 mi
  • Pond View: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.4 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Tashua Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakNNW 327°303 m8.4 mi
Sunset HillNW 313°253 m7.9 mi
Eden HillNNW 326°240 m6.0 mi
Windy HillWNW 282°220 m9.2 mi
Redding RidgeNW 306°214 m6.7 mi
Goodsell HillW 273°211 m8.6 mi
Huckleberry HillW 277°204 m8.1 mi
Meekers HillNW 305°203 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359270254

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