Peak · Connecticut
Tunxis Hill
Tunxis Hill rises to 49 m in Connecticut. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Whitewood Knoll, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 49 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.17676, -73.23734
- 2.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 28.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Whitewood Knoll: 0.3 mi
- Karolyi Park: 0.4 mi
- Knapps Green: 0.4 mi
- Tunxis Hill Park: 0.6 mi
- Mary A. Katona Open Space: 0.6 mi
Museums
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 2.4 mi
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 2.4 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 2.5 mi
- Barnum Museum: 2.6 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 2.7 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 2.0 mi
- Seaside Beach: 2.2 mi
- Money Beach: 2.3 mi
- Jennings Beach: 2.4 mi
- Penfield Beach: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Osborne Hill: 1.3 mi
- Orchard Hill: 1.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.7 mi
- Round Hill: 1.8 mi
- Mill Hill: 2.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Gypsy Springs Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Drew Park: 0.7 mi
- Butkus Pond Preserve: 1.1 mi
- New England Avenue Playground: 1.1 mi
- Woodside Circle Open Space: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 54
- Pro Patria: 0.9 mi
- Clinton Park Militia Grounds Bicentenial Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Gustave Whitehead First In Flight: 1.3 mi
- Goosetown Park: 1.3 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 51
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 1.7 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 2.5 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 37
- Heron: 5.4 mi
- Mother Mary: 7.0 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 7.7 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 16
- Burr Homestead: 2.5 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.7 mi
- Earthplace: 7.7 mi
- 3-town marker: 9.6 mi
- Weir House: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Devil's Glen Falls: 7.3 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 9.1 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 10.7 mi
- Sheep Falls: 12.0 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 12.6 mi
Picnic sites: 13
- Picnic Grove: 3.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 9.6 mi
- Pond View: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Old Raven Rocks: 17.8 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 18.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.4 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 18.9 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Tongue Point Light: 3.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 7.2 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 9.7 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 13.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 13.2 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 3.8 mi
- Cuties Island: 17.3 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 14.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Tunxis Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NW 304° | 211 m | 11.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 308° | 204 m | 11.0 mi |
| Meekers Hill | NNW 329° | 203 m | 10.7 mi |
| Moose Hill | N 9° | 198 m | 10.9 mi |
| Israel Hill | NNE 16° | 192 m | 10.9 mi |
| Bugg Hill | N 5° | 189 m | 10.2 mi |
| Tashua Hill | N 354° | 179 m | 5.8 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | NNE 21° | 171 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipedia- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1943092 — Tunxis Hill, Greater Bridgeport County, Connecticut.
OpenStreetMap element node/359287389
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