- Elevation, modelled
- 8 m
- Tallest summit within 7.4 miles
- Chapel Hill182 m · 6.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1698.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4920, -72.0893
River Blue is a artwork in Connecticut, at a modelled 8 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west-southwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Trading Cove Association, a park 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 8.6 miles off.
- Material
- glass
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of River Blue. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | WSW 254° | 182 m | 6.1 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | W 263° | 171 m | 7.0 mi |
| Raymond Hill | W 271° | 170 m | 4.6 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | WSW 249° | 162 m | 5.0 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NW 321° | 153 m | 4.1 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 305° | 152 m | 5.1 mi |
| Bashon Hill | NW 310° | 152 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bargy Ledges | WNW 295° | 151 m | 4.5 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 12.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 22.5 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Trading Cove Association: 0.4 mi
- Fort Shantok Park: 1.0 mi
- Thamesville Playground: 1.3 mi
- Elizabeth Street Park: 1.9 mi
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Crow Hill: 0.6 mi
- Long Rock: 0.6 mi
- Crown Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mohegan Hill: 1.5 mi
- Uncas Hill: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Laurel Hill Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Avery Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Richard Brown Drive Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Frances Street Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Laurel Circle Drive Open Space: 1.0 mi
Museums
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 1.3 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 1.4 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 3.0 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 3.1 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 2.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Miantonomo: 4.4 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 50
- Kiddie's Beach: 10.6 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 10.7 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 11.1 mi
- Groton Beach: 11.2 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 38
- Muffler Man: 2.0 mi
- Nevertheless: 2.3 mi
- Promised Day: 2.4 mi
- Sparky: 3.8 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Yantic Falls: 2.9 mi
- Silver Falls: 8.7 mi
- Cascade: 10.1 mi
- Cascade: 10.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 30
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.1 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.1 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 7.6 mi
- The Whale: 9.5 mi
- turtle rock: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 7.7 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 7.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 7.9 mi
- Laurel Walk: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 15.3 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 19.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 20.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 21.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 1.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 10.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.5 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 17.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 17.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 9.7 mi
- Powder House: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 23.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 7.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 17.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 19.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Montville · 4 mi
- Norwich · 4 mi
- Ledyard · 5 mi
- Preston · 5 mi
- New London · 9 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 10 mi
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