- Elevation
- 4 m
- Tallest summit within 13.0 miles
- Becks Hill208 m · 12.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway5.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.0707, -73.3829
Grassy Island is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded 4 m. Becks Hill stands 208 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Goose Island, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 5.4 miles off.
- Elevation
- 4 m
- Operated by
- City of Norwalk
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.0 miles of Grassy Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Becks Hill | NNW 326° | 208 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | NNW 334° | 184 m | 11.1 mi |
| Upper Bald Hill | NNW 335° | 171 m | 12.0 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | NNW 336° | 164 m | 10.2 mi |
| Powells Hill | NNE 13° | 159 m | 11.7 mi |
| Flirt Hill | NNE 13° | 148 m | 13.0 mi |
| Staples Hill | NNE 21° | 144 m | 12.3 mi |
| Honey Hill | N 349° | 143 m | 12.1 mi |
- 5.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 19.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 28.1 mi off the Palisades Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Goose Island: 0.6 mi
- Long Beach Island: 1.1 mi
- Elizabeth Creamer Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Yost Street Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Canfield Island Marsh: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Eye of Odin: 1.0 mi
- War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Spc Wilfredo Perez Jr.: 2.8 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 3.2 mi
- UN Tree of Norwalk: 3.2 mi
Beaches
- Long Beach: 1.1 mi
- Calf Pasture Beach: 1.1 mi
- Harbor View Beach: 1.5 mi
- Marvin Beach: 1.7 mi
- Compo Beach: 2.9 mi
Parks
- Calf Pasture Beach: 1.1 mi
- Shady Beach: 1.3 mi
- Taylor Farm Park: 1.5 mi
- Charles Creek Park: 1.6 mi
- Ludlow Park: 1.9 mi
Peaks
- Seymour Rock: 2.2 mi
- Sasqua Hill: 2.4 mi
- Golden Hill: 3.2 mi
- Compo Hill: 3.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 3.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
- Westport Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 6.6 mi
- Community Garden: 8.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 8.4 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 8.5 mi
Artworks
- Dancing Girl: 8.3 mi
- Samford Sign: 8.4 mi
- Stamford Cone: 8.5 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 12.2 mi
- Heron Statue: 12.3 mi
Attractions: 19
- Rowayton Dog Park: 2.9 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 5.2 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 5.3 mi
- Earthplace: 5.3 mi
- Burr Homestead: 8.4 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- The Meadow: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
- Upper Education Area: 15.3 mi
- Lower Education Area: 15.4 mi
- Pell Hill: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Devil's Glen Falls: 12.0 mi
- Cascade: 12.2 mi
- Cascade: 12.3 mi
- Cascade: 12.4 mi
- Sheep Falls: 12.6 mi
Lighthouses: 11
- Peck Ledge Light: 0.8 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 8.1 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 9.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Duck Island Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 10.2 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 13.5 mi
Rest areas: 6
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.1 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 18.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Cuties Island: 7.1 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 12.8 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 14.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
- Stamford · 9 mi
- Bayville · 14 mi
- Oyster Bay · 16 mi
- Port Chester · 16 mi
- Rye Brook · 16 mi
- Purchase · 17 mi
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