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Zion Hill

Zion Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Zion Hill rises to 82 m in Connecticut. West Mountain stands 285 m to the northwest, 7.7 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

Parks
Museums
Beaches
Peaks
Historic sites: 53
  • 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
Gardens: 53
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Fairy Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 8.0 mi
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
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
Attractions: 23
  • 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
Waterfalls: 14
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 11
  • Pell Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.7 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.4 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 11.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
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 7.7 miles of Zion Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
West MountainNW285 m7.7 mi
Ivy HillNNW234 m4.8 mi
Prospect HillNW228 m5.3 mi
Branchville HillNW225 m3.6 mi
Biddle HillNW223 m4.1 mi
Picketts RidgeN221 m7.2 mi
Windy HillN220 m4.5 mi
Redding RidgeNNE214 m7.5 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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