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Elton G. Rogers Park

Elton G. Rogers Park from directly overhead

Elton G. Rogers Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Puglio Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.5 miles off.

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Coordinates41.22415, -73.21176

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Nature reserves
  • Aldo Park: 1.8 mi
  • Horse Tavern Brook Open Space: 2.1 mi
  • Woodside Circle Open Space: 2.3 mi
  • Robert G. Beach Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Congress Street (Morehouse Highway): 2.8 mi
Beaches
Gardens
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 3.6 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 5.3 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 6.1 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 7.2 mi
Waterfalls: 31
  • Cascades: 6.0 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 6.2 mi
  • Cascade: 6.4 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Cascade: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Heron: 2.0 mi
  • Mother Mary: 3.6 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 5.3 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 5.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 4.5 mi
  • Burr Homestead: 6.1 mi
  • 3-town marker: 8.9 mi
  • Earthplace: 10.3 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 1.8 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 6.2 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.4 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.4 mi
  • Pond View: 6.5 mi
Lighthouses: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 9.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 9.3 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 15.7 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 15.7 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Elton G. Rogers Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eden HillNW 325°240 m9.2 mi
Redding RidgeNW 311°214 m9.8 mi
Meekers HillNW 311°203 m9.0 mi
Barn HillN 10°200 m8.4 mi
Moose HillN 2°198 m7.5 mi
Israel HillNNE 13°192 m7.4 mi
Bugg HillN 357°189 m6.9 mi
Upper White HillsNNE 18°188 m9.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4316:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee227 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly211 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle145 obs
  • Huron Skipper101 obs
  • Western Honey Bee97 obs
  • Eastern Yellowjacket51 obs
  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug47 obs
  • German Yellowjacket46 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43399553

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