- Elevation, modelled
- 70 m
- Tallest summit within 9.4 miles
- Goodsell Hill211 m · 9.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway1.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.1720, -73.2917
Windmill Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 70 m. Goodsell Hill stands 211 m to the northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenfield Hill Village Green, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.4 miles of Windmill Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodsell Hill | NW 315° | 211 m | 9.1 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NW 320° | 204 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gilbert Hill | NW 314° | 186 m | 9.2 mi |
| Tashua Hill | NNE 20° | 179 m | 6.5 mi |
| Round Hill | N 5° | 170 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hirams Hill | N 10° | 167 m | 8.8 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | WNW 285° | 164 m | 9.2 mi |
| Booth Hill | NE 37° | 160 m | 9.2 mi |
- 1.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 25.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenfield Hill Village Green: 0.3 mi
- Greenfield Hill Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Timothy Dwight Park: 0.4 mi
- Birchbrook Park: 1.5 mi
- University Field: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Merwins Hill: 0.8 mi
- Mill Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pavement Hill: 1.6 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Orchard Hill: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Mill River Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Mill River Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Putnam Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Flower House Drive Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Ernest Hillman Jr. Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Douglas James Perce: 2.3 mi
- Great Swamp Fight - 1637: 2.3 mi
- Powder House - 1814: 2.6 mi
- Roger Ludlow: 2.8 mi
- Fairfield Honor Roll: 3.0 mi
Gardens
- Westport Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 3.1 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 4.5 mi
- Formal Garden: 5.9 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Audubon Birdcraft Museum: 2.5 mi
- Fairfield Museum And History Center: 3.1 mi
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 4.3 mi
- Mid Fairfield Youth Museum: 4.8 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 5.3 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 2.9 mi
- Southport Beach: 3.2 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 3.3 mi
- Fairfield Public Beach: 3.6 mi
- Jennings Beach: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 47
- Heron: 7.5 mi
- Mother Mary: 9.0 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 9.6 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 10.4 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 10.4 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Devil's Glen Falls: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.8 mi
- Cascade: 8.0 mi
- Cascade: 9.4 mi
- Sheep Falls: 9.7 mi
Attractions: 20
- Burr Homestead: 3.0 mi
- Earthplace: 4.9 mi
- 3-town marker: 8.2 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 8.7 mi
- Weir House: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 17
- Picnic Grove: 6.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 9.8 mi
- Oak Grove: 10.1 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.3 mi
- Pond View: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 10
- Old Raven Rocks: 15.2 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 15.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 15.7 mi
- Duck Island Bluff: 17.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 18.5 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Tongue Point Light: 6.0 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 7.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 9.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 9.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 9.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 10.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 10.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 14.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 14.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 6.5 mi
- Cuties Island: 14.8 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 12.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 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 |
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