- Elevation, modelled
- 3 m
- Tallest summit within 6.1 miles
- Dolbeare Hill162 m · 6.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A12.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4158, -72.0872
Erickson Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 3 m. Dolbeare Hill stands 162 m to the northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Torrey Park Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 12 miles off.
Formerly a gas station and general store,, the area is now a public park, with picnic areas and a quiet fishing spot.
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.1 miles of Erickson Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolbeare Hill | NW 306° | 162 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sharp Hill | NW 307° | 149 m | 4.1 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NW 322° | 137 m | 3.4 mi |
| Comstock Hill | NNW 329° | 137 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ridge Hill | W 279° | 134 m | 5.5 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 58° | 120 m | 5.3 mi |
| Morgan Hill | W 267° | 120 m | 5.6 mi |
| Polly Hill | W 262° | 117 m | 5.8 mi |
- 12.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 13.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 19.6 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 22.4 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Torrey Park Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Cranberry Pond Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Avery Tract: 1.0 mi
- Barrett Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Decatur Trail Open Space: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Donahue Property: 0.9 mi
- Christy Hill Field: 1.5 mi
- Judge Crandall Field: 2.8 mi
- Nelson W. Nitchman Fields: 3.0 mi
- Pfizer Field: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Bartlett Hill: 0.9 mi
- Allyn Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 1.4 mi
- Maynard Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mamacoke Hill: 1.7 mi
Museums
- Nathan Lester House: 1.8 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 2.0 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 2.0 mi
- U.S. Coast Guard Museum: 2.9 mi
- Lyman Allyn Museum of Art: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.9 mi
- The Guns: 3.1 mi
- Captain Hopley Yeaton Memorial: 3.2 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 3.7 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 58
- Green Harbor Beach: 5.5 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 6.0 mi
- Groton Beach: 6.2 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 6.4 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 6.7 mi
Attractions: 29
- Dinosaur Tracks: 1.9 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 2.0 mi
- The Whale: 4.3 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 9.2 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 26
- Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.8 mi
- Yantic Falls: 8.2 mi
- Cascade: 13.9 mi
Artworks: 23
- Sparky: 2.2 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 4.0 mi
- River Blue: 5.3 mi
- Monty the T-Rex: 7.1 mi
- Muffler Man: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 21
- Sprout Garden: 2.6 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 2.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 2.8 mi
- Laurel Walk: 2.8 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 2.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 6.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.5 mi
- Crow Head: 21.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 24.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 14.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 14.2 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 14.2 mi
- Oil Shed: 14.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 16.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 4.6 mi
- Powder House: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 22.0 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 22.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 5.2 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 5 mi away.
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