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Zion Hill

Zion Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Zion Hill rises to 82 m in Connecticut. Ivy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Loaf Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Connecticut, United States of America

Wikidata Q31808854, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
82 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.22260, -73.42651

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Nature reserves
  • Gregg Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Wren Thicket Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Mather Street Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Quail Ridge Open Space: 1.2 mi
  • Weston-Wilton Forest Reserve: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Olmstead Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Leornard Bradley Plaque: 2.6 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 4.9 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 4.9 mi
  • War Memorial: 5.4 mi
Museums
Gardens
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Herb Garden: 6.2 mi
Beaches
Artworks: 32
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.7 mi
  • Annunaki: 8.2 mi
  • P.T. Barnum: 10.3 mi
  • Heron: 12.6 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 13.1 mi
Waterfalls: 25
  • Cascade: 1.7 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 2.0 mi
  • Cascade: 2.1 mi
  • Cascade: 4.3 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 24
  • Weir House: 2.9 mi
  • 3-town marker: 4.7 mi
  • Earthplace: 5.7 mi
  • Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 10.6 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 12
  • Pell Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
  • The Meadow: 9.2 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 7.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 20.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 4.6 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Zion Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ivy HillNNW 331°234 m4.8 mi
Prospect HillNW 320°228 m5.3 mi
Branchville HillNW 325°225 m3.6 mi
Biddle HillNW 323°223 m4.1 mi
Picketts RidgeN 349°221 m7.2 mi
Windy HillN 2°220 m4.5 mi
Redding RidgeNNE 30°214 m7.5 mi
Cains HillNNW 338°213 m5.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3019:06
June solstice05:2219:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1618:53
December solstice07:1715:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1943223 — Zion Hill, Western Connecticut County, Connecticut.

OpenStreetMap element node/359287576

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