- Elevation
- 70 m
- Tallest summit within 10.1 miles
- Eden Hill240 m · 9.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway1.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2150, -73.2332
Discovery Museum and Planetarium is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded 70 m. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tree Stump Monument, a historic site 1.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.1 miles off.
science museum in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Dates from 1958.
Wikidata Q5281942, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
- Elevation
- 70 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.1 miles of Discovery Museum and Planetarium. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Hill | NNW 333° | 240 m | 9.2 mi |
| Redding Ridge | NW 318° | 214 m | 9.4 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | WNW 290° | 211 m | 10.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | WNW 295° | 204 m | 9.8 mi |
| Meekers Hill | NW 319° | 203 m | 8.7 mi |
| Barn Hill | NNE 16° | 200 m | 9.3 mi |
| Moose Hill | N 10° | 198 m | 8.2 mi |
| Israel Hill | NNE 19° | 192 m | 8.3 mi |
- 1.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 29.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Tree Stump Monument: 1.2 mi
- Goosetown Park: 2.4 mi
- Clinton Park Militia Grounds Bicentenial Memorial: 2.7 mi
- Pro Patria: 2.9 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 1.4 mi
- Seaside Beach: 4.2 mi
- Jennings Beach: 5.1 mi
- Penfield Beach: 5.6 mi
- Fairfield Beach: 5.7 mi
Peaks
- Chestnut Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hoyden Hill: 2.5 mi
- Sport Hill: 2.6 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 2.6 mi
- Tunxis Hill: 2.7 mi
Museums
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 3.5 mi
- Barnum Museum: 3.6 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 4.3 mi
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 5.0 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 5.2 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Devil's Glen Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Cascades: 7.3 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 7.5 mi
- Cascade: 7.7 mi
Attractions: 18
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 5.0 mi
- Burr Homestead: 5.2 mi
- 3-town marker: 8.2 mi
- Earthplace: 9.0 mi
- Weir House: 12.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 4.4 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.0 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 8.0 mi
- Fog Signal House: 8.0 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 11.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.6 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.4 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 5.0 mi
- Cuties Island: 19.0 mi
| 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 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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