- Elevation, modelled
- 68 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Prentice Mountain163 m · 5.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A4.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4248, -71.9388
Stone Turtle is a artwork in Connecticut, at a modelled 68 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoffman Evergreen Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 4.7 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Stone Turtle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | N 1° | 163 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chapman Hill | NE 40° | 158 m | 6.2 mi |
| Barns Hill | NNE 13° | 155 m | 4.9 mi |
| Pendleton Hill | NE 42° | 153 m | 7.3 mi |
| Bay Mountain | N 9° | 152 m | 8.2 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NE 39° | 149 m | 4.7 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNW 346° | 144 m | 4.1 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NNE 16° | 139 m | 2.6 mi |
- 4.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 14.7 mi off the Shannock Road
- 17.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hoffman Evergreen Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Deane Avery Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Shewville Road Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Long Pond Road Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Groton Sportsmens Club: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Cider Hill: 1.5 mi
- Jeremy Hill: 1.9 mi
- Gallup Hill: 2.0 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Quoketaug Hill: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Model Park: 2.3 mi
- Old Mystic Playground: 2.5 mi
- Sawmill Park: 2.9 mi
- North Stonington Town Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- North Stonington Village Green: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Cellar Hole: 2.3 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 2.7 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 4.5 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 4.5 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 4.6 mi
Museums
- Old Mystic History Center: 2.6 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 3.1 mi
- Denison Homestead: 4.3 mi
- Denison Pequotsepos Nature Center: 4.3 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 4.4 mi
Beaches: 43
- Austrailia Beach: 4.6 mi
- Williams Beach: 5.6 mi
- DuBois Beach: 6.9 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 7.3 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 26
- Penguin: 3.6 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.7 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.7 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.5 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 21
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.0 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.8 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 5.8 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.9 mi
- This Old House Westerly House: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 18
- Grow and Go Seek Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 9.1 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 9.1 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.3 mi
- Azalea Garden: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 17
- Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Yantic Falls: 10.9 mi
- Silver Falls: 14.5 mi
- Stepstone Falls: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Skate Hut: 10.5 mi
- Powder House: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 14.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 14.8 mi
- Big Beach: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 9.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 9.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 9.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 9.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 16.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 16.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 18.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 21.6 mi
- Clay Head: 24.5 mi
- Crow Head: 24.6 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 2.5 mi
- Factory Pond: 17.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- North Stonington · 3 mi
- Ledyard · 4 mi
- Stonington · 4 mi
- Mystic · 5 mi
- Preston · 6 mi
- Groton · 7 mi
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