- Elevation, modelled
- 123 m
- Tallest summit within 8.4 miles
- Great Hill292 m · 8.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway14.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4525, -73.0242
Van Epps Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 123 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mendell's Folly Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Van Epps Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NW 314° | 292 m | 8.1 mi |
| Andrews Hill | WNW 302° | 275 m | 4.1 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | WNW 296° | 273 m | 5.8 mi |
| Mount Sanford | E 80° | 263 m | 4.0 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 15° | 263 m | 5.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 33° | 260 m | 4.1 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NNE 18° | 259 m | 2.5 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | ENE 63° | 253 m | 3.1 mi |
- 14.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mendell's Folly Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Grobe Hockanum Brook Upland Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Woodward Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Town of Bethany Property: 1.1 mi
- Bethany Bog & Lebanon Swamp: 1.5 mi
Peaks
- Beacon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Beacon Cap: 1.3 mi
- Mulberry Hill: 2.2 mi
- Meeting House Hill: 2.3 mi
- Tobys Rock Mountain: 2.3 mi
Parks
- Cotton Hollow Field: 1.8 mi
- Pole Hill Park: 2.2 mi
- Volunteer Park: 2.2 mi
- Bethany Library Park: 2.3 mi
- Fairchild Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Soldiers' Monument: 3.1 mi
- Fountain: 3.1 mi
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 4.8 mi
- Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 5.6 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 6.8 mi
Museums
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 3.3 mi
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 5.0 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 6.8 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 7.2 mi
- Mattatuck Museum: 7.3 mi
Beaches
- Mattatuck Beach: 8.0 mi
- Jackson Cove Beach: 9.1 mi
- Zoar Beach: 9.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.7 mi
- Waterfront: 12.5 mi
Waterfalls: 56
- Hopp Brook Falls: 1.5 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.1 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.2 mi
Gardens: 54
- Bethany Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 7.1 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 7.1 mi
- Poet's Circle: 7.1 mi
- Biblical Garden: 7.1 mi
Attractions: 43
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.8 mi
- Millstone: 7.3 mi
- Millstone: 7.3 mi
- Libby's Lump: 12.9 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 26
- Maori Head: 6.9 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 7.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 7.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 7.1 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Bethel Rock: 11.0 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 11.8 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 13.6 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Bluff Head: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 12.5 mi
- Pond View: 14.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 14.6 mi
- Oak Grove: 14.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 10.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 12.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 12.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 21.2 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 21.2 mi
- Fog Signal House: 21.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 21.3 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 21.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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