- Elevation, modelled
- 10 m
- Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
- Goodsell Hill211 m · 9.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway1.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1776, -73.2652
Riverside Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 10 m. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Springer Glen, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.5 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Riverside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NW 308° | 211 m | 9.9 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 313° | 204 m | 9.9 mi |
| Meekers Hill | NNW 336° | 203 m | 10.0 mi |
| Gilbert Hill | NW 307° | 186 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tashua Hill | N 8° | 179 m | 5.8 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | NNE 29° | 171 m | 10.2 mi |
| Round Hill | N 350° | 170 m | 5.2 mi |
| Hirams Hill | N 1° | 167 m | 8.3 mi |
- 1.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 27.0 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Springer Glen: 0.1 mi
- Old Fording Place: 0.2 mi
- Trillium Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Butkus Pond Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Mill River Open Space: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Orchard Hill: 0.8 mi
- Osborne Hill: 1.0 mi
- Tunxis Hill: 1.5 mi
- Round Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pavement Hill: 1.6 mi
Parks
- University Field: 0.9 mi
- Varsity Field: 0.9 mi
- Nutmeg Lane: 0.9 mi
- Mary A. Katona Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Alumni Field: 1.0 mi
Gardens
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 1.5 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 3.1 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 3.6 mi
- Formal Garden: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
- Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 1.8 mi
- Roger Ludlow: 2.3 mi
- Powder House - 1814: 2.3 mi
- Pro Patria: 2.4 mi
- Tree Stump Monument: 2.5 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 1.8 mi
- Jennings Beach: 2.9 mi
- Money Beach: 3.1 mi
- Penfield Beach: 3.2 mi
- Fairfield Beach: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 2.3 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 2.6 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 3.1 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 3.9 mi
- Barnum Museum: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 41
- Heron: 6.2 mi
- Mother Mary: 7.8 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 9.0 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 9.0 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 9.6 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Devil's Glen Falls: 6.2 mi
- Cascade: 6.4 mi
- Cascade: 8.8 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 10.0 mi
- Cascades: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 19
- Burr Homestead: 2.6 mi
- Earthplace: 6.4 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 7.9 mi
- 3-town marker: 8.6 mi
- Weir House: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Picnic Grove: 4.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 9.6 mi
- Pond View: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Old Raven Rocks: 16.4 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 16.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 17.0 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 19.2 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Tongue Point Light: 4.6 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 8.6 mi
- Fog Signal House: 8.6 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 8.6 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 8.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.3 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 5.2 mi
- Cuties Island: 16.1 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 13.5 mi
- Cold Spring: 21.1 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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