- Elevation, modelled
- 68 m
- Tallest summit within 7.4 miles
- Goodsell Hill211 m · 6.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1983, -73.3438
Tall Pines Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 68 m. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Woods Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
- Operated by
- Aspetuck Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.4 miles of Tall Pines Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NW 322° | 211 m | 6.0 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NNW 329° | 204 m | 6.1 mi |
| Nod Hill | NW 306° | 199 m | 7.3 mi |
| Nod HIll | NW 307° | 197 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gilbert Hill | NW 319° | 186 m | 6.0 mi |
| Diamond Hill | NNW 333° | 186 m | 6.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 279° | 184 m | 7.0 mi |
| Tashua Hill | NE 49° | 179 m | 6.5 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 23.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Taylor Woods Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Katharine Ordway Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Katherine Ordway Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Keene Park: 1.0 mi
- Girl Scout Camp: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Fanton Hill: 0.5 mi
- Catamount Hill: 1.3 mi
- Charcoal Hill: 1.4 mi
- Camfield Hill: 1.5 mi
- Flat Rock Hill: 1.7 mi
Parks
- Newman-Poses Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Gault Park: 2.4 mi
- Wakeman Park: 2.6 mi
- Aspetuck Park: 2.6 mi
- Bisceglie-Scribner Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 3.7 mi
- Jean Wells Wallace: 3.7 mi
- Tree Stump Monument: 4.7 mi
- Capped Water Well: 4.7 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 4.7 mi
Gardens
- Formal Garden: 3.9 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 5.5 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 6.3 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 7.4 mi
Museums
- Mid Fairfield Youth Museum: 4.0 mi
- Wilton Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 5.7 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 5.9 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 6.3 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 4.7 mi
- Southport Beach: 5.6 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 5.8 mi
- Alvord Beach: 5.9 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 46
- Tonka Truck Tree: 7.6 mi
- Heron: 8.8 mi
- Mother Mary: 10.3 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 12.4 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 12.4 mi
Waterfalls: 28
- Devil's Glen Falls: 3.1 mi
- Cascade: 3.2 mi
- Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Cascade: 6.1 mi
- Sheep Falls: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 20
- Earthplace: 4.0 mi
- 3-town marker: 5.5 mi
- Burr Homestead: 6.2 mi
- Weir House: 7.2 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.7 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Picnic Grove: 8.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 9.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 9.8 mi
- Pond View: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Old Raven Rocks: 12.1 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 12.5 mi
- Castle Rock: 12.7 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 16.5 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Peck Ledge Light: 8.5 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 8.9 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 12.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 12.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 8.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 8.9 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.4 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 9.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 9.5 mi
- Cuties Island: 14.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:49 | 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, 12 mi away.
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