- Elevation
- 16 m
- Tallest summit within 10.9 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 10.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway9.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3086, -72.9215
Connecticut Childrens Museum is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded 16 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Amistad Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.8 miles off.
children's museum in New Haven, Connecticut
Dates from 2001.
Wikidata Q5161493, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 16 m
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Connecticut Childrens Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | N 352° | 263 m | 10.7 mi |
| High Rock | N 351° | 216 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 11° | 206 m | 8.6 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 291° | 202 m | 10.8 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NW 319° | 199 m | 10.9 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 335° | 193 m | 9.0 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 322° | 190 m | 6.9 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 310° | 183 m | 7.5 mi |
- 9.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Amistad Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Joseph W. Lenzi: 0.3 mi
- World War I Cenotaph: 0.3 mi
- Bishop Tutu Corner: 0.4 mi
- World War II Veteran's Memorial: 0.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
- Snake Rock: 1.5 mi
- East Rock: 1.6 mi
- Indian Head: 1.6 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.9 mi
- Whitney Peak: 2.0 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 4.5 mi
- Shell Beach: 4.5 mi
- Prospect Beach: 4.7 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 4.9 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 41
- Wintergreen Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Sperry Falls: 6.2 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 6.4 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 23
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.0 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 5.0 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.9 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 10.9 mi
- Bear Cave: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 14.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 14.4 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 16.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Essex · 28 mi
- Old Saybrook · 28 mi
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