- Elevation, modelled
- 26 m
- Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
- Goodsell Hill211 m · 10.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway2.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1487, -73.2904
Acorn Lane Uplands Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 26 m. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hulls Highway-Arbor Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.4 miles off.
- Operated by
- Aspetuck Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Acorn Lane Uplands Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NW 321° | 211 m | 10.4 mi |
| Tashua Hill | NNE 15° | 179 m | 8.0 mi |
| Round Hill | N 3° | 170 m | 7.1 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | WNW 294° | 164 m | 9.8 mi |
| Powells Hill | NNW 340° | 159 m | 6.4 mi |
| Sport Hill | N 10° | 154 m | 6.5 mi |
| Flirt Hill | NNW 345° | 148 m | 7.5 mi |
| Staples Hill | N 356° | 144 m | 6.1 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 25.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Hulls Highway-Arbor Drive Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Wakeman Lane Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Sasco River-Kirik Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Peter's Gate Reserve: 0.7 mi
- Sasco Creek Marsh Open Space: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Mill Hill: 0.7 mi
- Sasco Hill: 1.7 mi
- Round Hill: 1.7 mi
- Merwins Hill: 1.8 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.8 mi
Historic sites
- Douglas James Perce: 0.7 mi
- Great Swamp Fight - 1637: 0.7 mi
- Powder House - 1814: 1.8 mi
- Roger Ludlow: 2.1 mi
- Fairfield Honor Roll: 2.1 mi
Parks
- Southport Park: 0.7 mi
- Wakeman Boys & Girls Club: 0.9 mi
- Mill Hollow Park: 1.0 mi
- Fairfield County Hunt Club: 1.0 mi
- Birchbrook Park: 1.2 mi
Gardens
- Westport Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 2.2 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.7 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 4.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 6.0 mi
Beaches
- Southport Beach: 1.6 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 1.8 mi
- Fairfield Public Beach: 2.0 mi
- South Pine Creek Beach: 2.2 mi
- Fairfield Beach: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 1.7 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 2.2 mi
- Mid Fairfield Youth Museum: 4.6 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 5.5 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 5.5 mi
Artworks: 55
- Heron: 8.6 mi
- Mother Mary: 10.2 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 11.1 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 11.1 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 25
- Devil's Glen Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cascade: 7.3 mi
- Cascade: 9.2 mi
- Cascade: 10.3 mi
- Sheep Falls: 10.7 mi
Attractions: 20
- Burr Homestead: 2.1 mi
- Earthplace: 4.7 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 9.6 mi
- 3-town marker: 9.6 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Picnic Grove: 7.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 11.3 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 11.8 mi
- Pond View: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Old Raven Rocks: 15.8 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 16.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 16.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 17.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Tongue Point Light: 6.0 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 6.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 9.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 6.4 mi
- Cuties Island: 13.9 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 13.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 9 mi away.
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