- Elevation, modelled
- 105 m
- Tallest summit within 8.0 miles
- Great Hill292 m · 7.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway13.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4407, -73.0773
Beacon Falls Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 105 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Beacon Falls Town Recreation Field, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Beacon Falls Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNW 335° | 292 m | 7.1 mi |
| Andrews Hill | NNW 347° | 275 m | 3.1 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | NW 324° | 273 m | 4.2 mi |
| Mount Sanford | ENE 78° | 263 m | 6.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 36° | 263 m | 7.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NE 50° | 260 m | 6.6 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NE 47° | 259 m | 4.8 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | ENE 68° | 253 m | 6.0 mi |
- 13.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Beacon Falls Town Recreation Field: 0.3 mi
- Volunteer Park: 0.7 mi
- Victory Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Cotton Hollow Field: 2.4 mi
- Fairchild Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
- Chestnut Hill: 0.9 mi
- Sanford Hill: 1.2 mi
- Tobys Rock Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Rock Rimmon: 1.3 mi
- Rimmon Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Matthies Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Lantern Ridge Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Little River Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Mendell's Folly Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Van Epps Preserve: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 3.0 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 3.6 mi
- Fountain: 3.6 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 4.2 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 6.5 mi
Museums
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 3.2 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 3.9 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 7.7 mi
- Mattatuck Museum: 8.3 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 6.2 mi
- Zoar Beach: 6.6 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.2 mi
- Waterfront: 13.4 mi
- Boating Side: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Spruce Brook Falls: 1.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 1.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 1.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 1.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 55
- Bethany Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 7.5 mi
- Poet's Circle: 7.5 mi
- Biblical Garden: 7.5 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 41
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.4 mi
- Millstone: 4.7 mi
- Millstone: 4.7 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 24
- Greetings from Waterbury: 7.9 mi
- Maori Head: 8.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 8.0 mi
- Ben Franklin: 8.1 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 9.5 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 12.5 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 14.0 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pond View: 11.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 12.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 12.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 12.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 12.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 19.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 20.0 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 20.0 mi
- Fog Signal House: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 11.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 19.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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