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Goosetown Park

Goosetown Park from directly overhead

Goosetown Park is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Meekers Hill stands 203 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. Merritt Parkway passes 3.2 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
In memory of Kim & Tim Donnelly and The victims of violence
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.18399, -73.21332

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Goosetown Park: 0.0 mi
  • Clinton Park: 0.3 mi
  • McGovern Park: 0.4 mi
  • BJ Brown Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lafayette Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Clinton Park Militia Grounds Bicentenial Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Pro Patria: 0.8 mi
  • Gustave Whitehead First In Flight: 1.1 mi
  • Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 1.5 mi
  • Perry Memorial Archway: 1.9 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
  • Woodside Circle Open Space: 0.8 mi
  • Gypsy Springs Open Space: 1.1 mi
  • Horse Tavern Brook Open Space: 1.3 mi
  • Drew Park: 1.4 mi
  • New England Avenue Playground: 2.2 mi
Gardens
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 0.9 mi
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 1.4 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 6.4 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 30
  • Farmill River Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Cascades: 8.1 mi
  • Cascade: 8.2 mi
  • Cascade: 8.7 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Heron: 4.4 mi
  • Mother Mary: 5.9 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 6.4 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 6.4 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 10.5 mi
Attractions: 17
  • Burr Homestead: 3.5 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.2 mi
  • Earthplace: 9.1 mi
  • 3-town marker: 10.2 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 12.5 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picnic Grove: 2.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 8.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 9.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 11
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.5 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.6 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Goosetown Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meekers HillNW 322°203 m11.0 mi
Moose HillN 2°198 m10.3 mi
Israel HillN 10°192 m10.1 mi
Bugg HillN 358°189 m9.7 mi
Tashua HillNNW 340°179 m5.6 mi
Walnut Tree HillNNE 15°171 m8.8 mi
Round HillNW 322°170 m5.9 mi
Hirams HillNNW 342°167 m8.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3729916196

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