- Elevation, modelled
- 116 m
- Tallest summit within 9.3 miles
- Cranson Peak303 m · 8.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway2.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2662, -73.2413
Great Oak Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 116 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Open Space (Old Village Lane), a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Great Oak Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | NW 323° | 303 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NW 308° | 253 m | 8.0 mi |
| Eden Hill | NW 321° | 240 m | 6.0 mi |
| Redding Ridge | WNW 301° | 214 m | 6.8 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | W 270° | 211 m | 9.0 mi |
| Osborn Hill | N 9° | 206 m | 9.2 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | W 274° | 204 m | 8.5 mi |
| Meekers Hill | WNW 300° | 203 m | 6.0 mi |
- 2.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Old Village Lane): 0.3 mi
- Parlor Rock Park: 1.3 mi
- Pequonnock Valley Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Town Park (Riverside Drive): 1.5 mi
- Town Open Space (Deer Run Drive): 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Tashua Hill: 0.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sport Hill: 2.2 mi
- Round Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rock Raymond: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Long Hill Green: 1.1 mi
- Indian Ledge Park: 1.5 mi
- Davidow Park: 1.6 mi
- Pond View Park: 1.6 mi
- Tashua Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums
- Warrens Occult Museum: 3.5 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 3.6 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 6.8 mi
- Barnum Museum: 6.8 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 4.4 mi
- Seaside Beach: 7.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 8.3 mi
- Money Beach: 8.4 mi
- Jennings Beach: 8.6 mi
Gardens
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Eklund Garden: 6.7 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 6.8 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 7.1 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 7.1 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Devil's Glen Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cascade: 6.2 mi
- Cascades: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 24
- Heron: 3.3 mi
- Mother Mary: 4.0 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 5.5 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 7.1 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 20
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 1.7 mi
- 3-town marker: 6.6 mi
- Burr Homestead: 8.6 mi
- Earthplace: 10.9 mi
- Weir House: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cedar Grove: 3.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 3.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 3.4 mi
- Pond View: 3.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 14.6 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 17.1 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 17.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 18.0 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 7.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 10.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 10.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 10.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 16.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 16.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 8.2 mi
- Cuties Island: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 13.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 17.7 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).
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.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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