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Walnut Tree Hill

Walnut Tree Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Walnut Tree Hill rises to 171 m in Connecticut. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the west-northwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Nike Recreation Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.7 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808796, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
171 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.30649, -73.16956

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Gardens
  • Eklund Garden: 2.5 mi
  • SIS Community Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 5.8 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 9.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
  • The Vine Sign: 4.8 mi
  • The Castle: 5.0 mi
  • Witek Memorial: 5.1 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 40
  • Cascade: 2.5 mi
  • Indian Well Falls: 3.1 mi
  • Cascades: 3.1 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 4.8 mi
  • Cascade: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.2 mi
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 9.4 mi
  • Millstone: 10.4 mi
  • Millstone: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Mother Mary: 3.1 mi
  • Heron: 4.4 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 5.8 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 5.8 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.4 mi
Cliffs: 11
Picnic sites: 10
  • Pond View: 3.5 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 3.6 mi
  • Oak Grove: 3.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 6.6 mi
Rest areas: 7
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 20.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 20.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Walnut Tree Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Cranson PeakWNW 294°303 m9.6 mi
Eden HillWNW 284°240 m7.7 mi
Moose HillNNE 22°231 m7.1 mi
Fivemile HillN 10°223 m8.5 mi
Redding RidgeW 274°214 m9.6 mi
Osborn HillNNW 340°206 m6.8 mi
Mount PisgahN 359°205 m9.2 mi
Meekers HillW 272°203 m9.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359271614

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