- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 7.8 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 3.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5598, -72.6700
First Tear is a artwork in Connecticut, at a modelled 8 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Connecticut Trees of Honor Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
- Material
- bronze
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of First Tear. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | W 261° | 272 m | 3.7 mi |
| Trimountain | SSW 206° | 232 m | 7.7 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | ENE 61° | 228 m | 7.3 mi |
| Great Hill | ENE 77° | 222 m | 6.1 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | SW 231° | 219 m | 5.1 mi |
| Camels Hump | WSW 252° | 207 m | 3.9 mi |
| Bear Hill | ESE 123° | 199 m | 4.8 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | S 181° | 196 m | 7.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Connecticut Trees of Honor Memorial: 0.0 mi
- SGT David Frederick: 0.0 mi
- SSG Richard Eaton Jr.: 0.0 mi
- SPC Wilfredo Perez Jr.: 0.0 mi
- GySgt. Phillip Jordan: 0.0 mi
Museums
- Greater Middletown Military Museum: 0.0 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 0.2 mi
- Kidcity Children's Museum: 0.9 mi
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 1.1 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Butternut Hollow Park: 0.6 mi
- Washington Street Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Broad Street Historic District: 0.9 mi
- McCarthy Park: 1.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Field Park: 0.5 mi
- Ravine Park: 1.1 mi
- Highlawn Forest: 1.1 mi
- Brownstone Park: 1.7 mi
- Cromwell Meadows State Wildlife Area: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Indian Hill: 0.5 mi
- Staddle Hill: 0.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 0.6 mi
- Foss Hill: 0.7 mi
- Paddy Hill: 1.5 mi
Gardens
- Erin Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 3.8 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.3 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 8.7 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 2.4 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 2.7 mi
- Westfield Falls: 2.7 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 57
- Come On Over Wall: 1.4 mi
- 1954: 3.6 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 4.4 mi
- Bible Rock: 5.7 mi
- George Washington rock: 5.9 mi
Artworks: 52
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 1.1 mi
- Face in Tree: 7.5 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 8.2 mi
- Home: 9.3 mi
- snake: 10.6 mi
Beaches: 38
- Lake Beseck Beach: 4.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 9.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 14.8 mi
- Boating Side: 19.8 mi
- Waterfront: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Bluff Head: 10.4 mi
- Crow Point: 10.5 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.6 mi
- Green Wall: 12.9 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 3.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 11.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 20.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 17 mi
- Essex · 20 mi
- Old Saybrook · 24 mi
- East Windsor · 25 mi
- Old Lyme · 25 mi
- Willimantic · 26 mi
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