- Elevation, modelled
- 2 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Sharp Hill149 m · 7.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A13.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3544, -72.0935
The Whale is a attraction in Connecticut, at a modelled 2 m. Sharp Hill stands 149 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Soldiers-Sailors Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 14 miles off.
historic houses in Connecticut, United States
Wikidata Q7990508, matched on coordinates and name (573 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of The Whale. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Hill | NNW 336° | 149 m | 7.3 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NNW 346° | 137 m | 7.1 mi |
| Ridge Hill | NW 315° | 134 m | 7.3 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NW 307° | 120 m | 6.6 mi |
| Polly Hill | WNW 303° | 117 m | 6.4 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 312° | 112 m | 5.3 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 340° | 109 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NNE 32° | 108 m | 3.8 mi |
- 13.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.7 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 17.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 23.6 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Soldiers-Sailors Monument: 0.0 mi
- Columbo Statue: 0.5 mi
- Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial: 0.5 mi
- United States Maritime Service Officers School: 0.6 mi
- North Battery: 0.7 mi
Museums
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 0.0 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 0.2 mi
- New London County Historical Society: 0.3 mi
- Nathaniel Hempstead House: 0.6 mi
- Ebenezer Avery House and Museum: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Meeting House Hill: 0.4 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 0.7 mi
- Averys Hill: 1.4 mi
- Mallory Hill: 1.5 mi
- Soldier Hill: 1.5 mi
Beaches
- Green Harbor Beach: 1.2 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.8 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 2.7 mi
- Osprey Beach: 2.7 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.6 mi
- Yantic Falls: 12.4 mi
- Cascade: 15.5 mi
Attractions: 26
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.2 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 8.4 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 8.7 mi
- turtle rock: 11.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 12.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 12.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 12.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 12.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 8.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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