Historic site · Connecticut
White Oak
White Oak is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 13 m. Barn Hill stands 200 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Ye Olde King's Highway, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.7 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- 1949 This White Oak Tree Given By Bridgeport Garden Club Replacing The Washington Elm
How to reach it
Coordinates41.19801, -73.17999
- 2.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Ye Olde King's Highway: 0.0 mi
- Old Mill Green: 0.0 mi
- Goosetown Park: 2.0 mi
- Clinton Park Militia Grounds Bicentenial Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Perry Memorial Archway: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Old Mill Green: 0.2 mi
- Glenwood Park: 0.7 mi
- Washington Park: 0.8 mi
- Svihra Park: 1.0 mi
- Water View Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Success Hill: 1.3 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 1.7 mi
- Second Hill: 2.1 mi
- Academy Hill: 3.3 mi
- Tunxis Hill: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Barnum Museum: 1.6 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 1.7 mi
- National Helicopter Museum Inc: 2.6 mi
- Catharine B Mitchell Museum: 2.7 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Wooster Park: 2.2 mi
- Woodside Circle Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.4 mi
- Horse Tavern Brook Open Space: 2.7 mi
- Gypsy Springs Open Space: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 2.2 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.2 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 4.4 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 5.3 mi
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.3 mi
Beaches
- Pleasure Beach: 2.8 mi
- Seaside Beach: 3.0 mi
- Long Beach: 3.6 mi
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 3.9 mi
- Money Beach: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Farmill River Falls: 5.9 mi
- Cascades: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 7.0 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 9.2 mi
- Cascade: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 25
- Heron: 3.2 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 4.4 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 4.5 mi
- Mother Mary: 4.5 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 10.9 mi
Attractions: 17
- Burr Homestead: 5.4 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.7 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 10.5 mi
- Earthplace: 11.0 mi
- 3-town marker: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Forbes Bluff: 15.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 20.3 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 20.4 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 20.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 21.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Picnic Grove: 0.9 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 8.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 8.6 mi
- Pond View: 8.7 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 2.2 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 5.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 5.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 5.1 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 2.6 mi
- Cuties Island: 20.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 16.6 mi
- The Silver Spring: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of White Oak. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barn Hill | N 359° | 200 m | 10.1 mi |
| Moose Hill | N 352° | 198 m | 9.4 mi |
| Israel Hill | N 360° | 192 m | 9.0 mi |
| Bugg Hill | NNW 347° | 189 m | 9.0 mi |
| Upper White Hills | N 6° | 188 m | 10.5 mi |
| Tashua Hill | NW 320° | 179 m | 5.6 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | N 4° | 171 m | 7.5 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 305° | 170 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:15 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3736803781
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