Nature reserve · Connecticut
Great Captains Island
Great Captains Island is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Beach, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 6 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.98267, -73.62556
- 4.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 8.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 14.9 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Island Beach: 0.9 mi
- Byram Park: 1.9 mi
- Columbus Park: 2.0 mi
- Monument Park: 2.0 mi
- Columbus Park: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Hawthorne Beach: 1.7 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 2.7 mi
- Rye Beach: 3.0 mi
- Oakland Beach: 3.2 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Civil War Monument Park: 2.5 mi
- War Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 3.7 mi
- Korean War Veterans Memorial: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Oneida Drive/Indian Harbor Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Diving Island: 2.5 mi
- Caroline Place: 3.1 mi
- Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 3.1 mi
Museums
- Bruce Museum: 2.5 mi
- Bruce Museum: 2.6 mi
- The Westchester Children’s Museum: 3.0 mi
- MNH Outpost: 3.3 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- José Martí: 2.8 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 2.8 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.8 mi
- Stamford Cone: 6.2 mi
- Samford Sign: 6.5 mi
Gardens
- Holly Grove: 3.0 mi
- South Lake Walk: 4.8 mi
- West Woodland Walk: 5.0 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 5.0 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 5.1 mi
Attractions
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 3.0 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 9.0 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 9.4 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 9.8 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 11.3 mi
Peaks
- South Ridge: 3.4 mi
- Harrison Williams Woods Peak: 6.0 mi
- Palmer Hill: 6.4 mi
- Mill Neck Peak: 8.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve Peak: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 35
- Reserved Picnic Site: 2.8 mi
- Upper Education Area: 9.9 mi
- Lower Education Area: 10.0 mi
- The Meadow: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Area C: 14.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Northwest Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 8.5 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 9.1 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 9.1 mi
- Raven's Rock: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 8
- Farms Falls: 9.8 mi
- The Falls: 13.0 mi
- Cascade: 20.2 mi
- Sheep Falls: 20.4 mi
- Cascade: 21.7 mi
Lighthouses: 7
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 4.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 4.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 8.0 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 9.3 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 9.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.2 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 20.4 mi
- Vince Lombardi Service Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Cuties Island: 7.0 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Great Captains Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | N 356° | 229 m | 17.0 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNW 346° | 226 m | 15.9 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NNW 330° | 219 m | 15.0 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NW 324° | 216 m | 14.3 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NNW 332° | 213 m | 15.9 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | NW 312° | 211 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Nebo | WNW 286° | 208 m | 16.4 mi |
| Indian Hill | N 360° | 201 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 7 mi away.
- American Robin30 obs
- Ring-billed Gull19 obs
- Eastern Cottontail18 obs
- American Herring Gull18 obs
- Common Grackle17 obs
- Osprey17 obs
- Mourning Dove16 obs
- House Sparrow14 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/43398214
Day trips start here
- Port Chester · 3 mi
- Rye · 3 mi
- Rye Brook · 4 mi
- Harrison · 5 mi
- Bayville · 6 mi
- Mamaroneck · 6 mi
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