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Bogus Hill Connecticut Map

Explore Bogus Hill, Connecticut, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Bogus Hill, Connecticut

How to Use This Bogus Hill, Connecticut Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bogus Hill, Connecticut. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Connecticut or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Bogus Hill.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Bogus Hill
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	Fairfield County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.507853
Longitude	-73.463609
Population	100
Density	382.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06812
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	Bridgeport
School District	New Fairfield School District

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About Bogus Hill, Connecticut

Bogus Hill is a locality in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is a small community with a population of 100. The population density is 382.3 people per km². Bogus Hill is located at 41.5079°N, 73.4636°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06812.

Bogus Hill rises as a firm, wooded prominence above the deep, still waters of Lake Candlewood, its slopes defined by the jagged geometry of exposed granite and the intricate, interlacing shadows of second-growth timber. It lies 7.8 miles north of Danbury, CT (from Danbury, CT: bearing 356°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-northwest of Bethel. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, untainted by the salt of distant shores, and carries instead the damp, mineral scent of the nearby Housatonic Valley. Below the peak, the land drops away into the quiet, shaded corridors of Squantz Pond State Park, where the forest canopy filters the afternoon light into pale, shifting ribbons of gold. To the west, the subtle trickle of Short Woods Brook carves a persistent, narrow path through the leaf litter, marking the slow, rhythmic erosion of the earth that has long shaped the character of this rugged terrain.

Bogus Hill retains the quiet austerity of a landscape that once supported the modest, labor-intensive legacies of rural New England, where stone walls remain as gray, skeletal reminders of early colonial land-clearing efforts. While the economy has transitioned from the agrarian and industrial rhythms of the past into a more subdued, contemporary existence, the area remains tethered to the natural isolation provided by the dense reaches of Pootatuck State Forest. Daily life moves with an unpretentious gravity, influenced by the seasonal shifts that turn the surrounding hills into a mosaic of russet and ochre. Residents and the occasional traveler find a deliberate stillness here, a quality of silence that persists even as the modern world hums faintly in the distance, far removed from the busier thoroughfares and the distant, marked stretches of the Candlewood Trail.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Squantz Pond State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 268° W
Pootatuck State Forest (Old Forest Management Area) (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 268° W
Pootatuck State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 267° W
New Fairfield Town Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 189° S
New Farfield Town Beach (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 187° S
Cadigan Field (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 136° SE
Wagon Wheel (Local Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 331° NW
Lovers Leap State Park Scenic Reserve (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 064° NE
Margerie Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 3.8 mi, 189° S
East Lake Reservoir (Waterfowl Production Area) — 4.5 mi, 201° S
Brookfield Theatre for the Arts (Theatre) — 4.6 mi, 125° SE
Northrop House (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 339° N
Sherman Play House (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 340° N
Bank Street Theatre (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 029° NE
New Milford Tank (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 030° NE
Gallery 25 (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 030° NE
New Milford Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 028° NE
Watchtower Educational Center (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 262° W
Lois Batchelder (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 348° N
Greek Letter Pi (Public Artwork) — 6.5 mi, 175° S
Mine Hill National Historic Landmark (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 061° NE
Jim Hulton (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 000° N
Charles Ives Center for the Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.0 mi, 191° S
Empire Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.0 mi, 226° SW
9-11 Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 174° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.3 mi, 316° NW · 110k acres
Lake Lillinonah Water Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 105° E
Made By Hand (Gallery) — 8.8 mi, 186° S
Indian village (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 045° NE
Amy's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 348° N

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