- Elevation, modelled
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 9.7 miles
- Eden Hill240 m · 9.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway0.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2442, -73.1851
Heron is a artwork in Connecticut, at a modelled 26 m. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Twin Brooks Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Heron. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Hill | NW 312° | 240 m | 9.1 mi |
| Meekers Hill | WNW 299° | 203 m | 9.3 mi |
| Great Hill | NNE 23° | 202 m | 9.0 mi |
| Barn Hill | N 0° | 200 m | 6.9 mi |
| Moose Hill | N 350° | 198 m | 6.2 mi |
| Israel Hill | N 2° | 192 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bugg Hill | NNW 342° | 189 m | 5.8 mi |
| Upper White Hills | N 11° | 188 m | 7.4 mi |
- 0.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Twin Brooks Park: 0.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Unity Park: 0.7 mi
- Maefair Court: 0.7 mi
- Abraham Nichols Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Robert G. Beach Memorial Park World War II Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Old Mill Green: 3.2 mi
- White Oak: 3.2 mi
- Ye Olde King's Highway: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Robert G. Beach Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Merritt Industrial Park Greenbelt: 1.9 mi
- Booth Hill Greenbelt: 2.1 mi
- Pequonnock Valley Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Greenfield Drive): 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Mischa Hill: 1.1 mi
- Second Hill: 2.4 mi
- Booth Hill: 2.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.7 mi
- Isinglass Hill: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Trumbull Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 3.2 mi
- Boothe Memorial Museum: 3.9 mi
- Model Railroad Museum: 3.9 mi
- Americana Museum: 3.9 mi
Gardens
- Rose/Wedding garden: 3.9 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 5.1 mi
- Eklund Garden: 5.2 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 5.9 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 4.6 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 6.0 mi
- Seaside Beach: 6.0 mi
- Walnut Beach: 6.5 mi
- Long Beach: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 32
- Cascades: 4.0 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 4.5 mi
- Cascade: 4.5 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 7.2 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 26
- Mother Mary: 1.6 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 3.9 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 3.9 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 8.8 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 18
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.7 mi
- Burr Homestead: 7.9 mi
- 3-town marker: 9.8 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 9.9 mi
- Earthplace: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Picnic Grove: 2.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 5.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 5.6 mi
- Pond View: 5.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 5.7 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Forbes Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.6 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 20.0 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 20.4 mi
- Bethel Rock: 20.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 5.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 7.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 7.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 7.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 15.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 17.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 17.6 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 5.8 mi
- Cuties Island: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 15.4 mi
- The Silver Spring: 16.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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