- Elevation, modelled
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 10.3 miles
- Goodsell Hill211 m · 9.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway1.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1791, -73.2623
Old Fording Place is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 14 m. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.4 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of Old Fording Place. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NW 307° | 211 m | 9.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 312° | 204 m | 9.9 mi |
| Meekers Hill | NNW 335° | 203 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bugg Hill | NNE 13° | 189 m | 10.3 mi |
| Gilbert Hill | NW 306° | 186 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tashua Hill | N 7° | 179 m | 5.7 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | NNE 29° | 171 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 348° | 170 m | 5.1 mi |
- 1.4 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 27.1 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Riverside Park: 0.2 mi
- Trillium Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Springer Glen: 0.3 mi
- Butkus Pond Preserve: 0.4 mi
- Mountain Laurel Park Open Space Area: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Mary A. Katona Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Nutmeg Lane: 0.8 mi
- University Field: 1.0 mi
- Varsity Field: 1.0 mi
- Whitewood Knoll: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Orchard Hill: 0.9 mi
- Osborne Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tunxis Hill: 1.3 mi
- Round Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pavement Hill: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 3.0 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.4 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 1.7 mi
- Jennings Beach: 2.9 mi
- Money Beach: 3.0 mi
- Penfield Beach: 3.3 mi
- Fairfield Beach: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 1.7 mi
- Pro Patria: 2.2 mi
- Roger Ludlow: 2.3 mi
- Tree Stump Monument: 2.3 mi
- Powder House - 1814: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 2.3 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 2.7 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 2.9 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 3.7 mi
- Barnum Museum: 3.9 mi
Artworks: 40
- Heron: 6.0 mi
- Mother Mary: 7.6 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 8.8 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 8.8 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Devil's Glen Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Cascade: 8.9 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascades: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 19
- Burr Homestead: 2.7 mi
- Earthplace: 6.5 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.7 mi
- 3-town marker: 8.6 mi
- Weir House: 11.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Picnic Grove: 4.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 9.5 mi
- Pond View: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Old Raven Rocks: 16.5 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 16.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.1 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 18.6 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Tongue Point Light: 4.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.5 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 8.5 mi
- Fog Signal House: 8.5 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 9.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 12.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 12.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.1 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 5.1 mi
- Cuties Island: 16.3 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 13.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.0 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 | 15:44 | 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, 7 mi away.
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