- Elevation, modelled
- 41 m
- Tallest summit within 8.8 miles
- Goodsell Hill211 m · 8.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway1.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1475, -73.3805
Earthplace is a attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled 41 m. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Mid Fairfield Youth Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.0 miles off.
The Nature Discovery Center
Non-Profit Organization in the USA
Dates from 1958.
Wikidata Q5327248, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Earthplace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NNW 348° | 211 m | 8.4 mi |
| Nod Hill | NNW 333° | 199 m | 8.8 mi |
| Nod HIll | NNW 333° | 197 m | 8.7 mi |
| Gilbert Hill | NNW 346° | 186 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | NW 312° | 184 m | 6.8 mi |
| Upper Bald Hill | NW 318° | 171 m | 7.6 mi |
| Round Hill | NE 35° | 170 m | 8.8 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | NW 314° | 164 m | 5.9 mi |
- 1.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 20.6 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 29.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Sipperly Hill: 1.7 mi
- Grumman Hill: 1.9 mi
- Benjamin Hill: 2.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Haskins House: 1.8 mi
- Capped Water Well: 1.8 mi
- Haskins Greenhouses: 1.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- War Memorial: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Compo Beach: 3.2 mi
- Alvord Beach: 3.7 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 3.9 mi
- Marvin Beach: 4.1 mi
- Southport Beach: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 18
- Rowayton Dog Park: 6.4 mi
- Burr Homestead: 6.7 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 7.3 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 7.8 mi
- Weir House: 8.6 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Devil's Glen Falls: 6.8 mi
- Cascade: 6.9 mi
- Cascade: 7.2 mi
- Cascade: 7.3 mi
- Sheep Falls: 7.7 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Peck Ledge Light: 4.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 10.6 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 12.5 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 5.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 5.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 19.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 10.3 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 11.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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