Fort Stamford
Fort Stamford is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Mianus River State Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.1 miles off.
How to reach it
- 1.1 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 18.4 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mianus River State Park: 0.5 mi
- Mianus River Park: 0.5 mi
- House of Gains: 0.8 mi
- House of Gains: 0.9 mi
- Mianus Glen: 0.9 mi
- Jordan's Memorial: 0.8 mi
- 1BCG: 2.5 mi
- Statue of Columbus: 2.9 mi
- 911 Arch: 3.6 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 4.1 mi
- Palmer Hill: 1.5 mi
- Webbs Hill: 2.2 mi
- Christie Hill: 3.8 mi
- Round Hill: 5.1 mi
- Talmadge Hill: 5.3 mi
- The Hycliff Club: 1.8 mi
- Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 1.9 mi
- Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 1.9 mi
- Scalzi Park: 2.2 mi
- Scalzi Riverwalk: 2.2 mi
- Whittingham Discovery Center: 2.8 mi
- Stamford Historical Society Museum: 3.2 mi
- Bendel Mansion and Museum Galleries: 3.3 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 3.9 mi
- Samford Sign: 2.9 mi
- Dancing Girl: 3.0 mi
- Stamford Cone: 3.2 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.8 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 4.7 mi
- Conifer Garden: 3.5 mi
- Tropical Garden: 3.6 mi
- Pollarded Tree Collection: 3.6 mi
- Fern Allee: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.6 mi
- Fords Beach: 4.4 mi
- West Beach: 4.4 mi
- Cummings Park Beach: 4.4 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 5.0 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 5.0 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 5.0 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 5.1 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 6.8 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 7.5 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 8.8 mi
- The Meadow: 3.3 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
- Pell Hill: 11.8 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 12.1 mi
- Upper Education Area: 15.3 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.9 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 10.7 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 10.7 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 11.5 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Farms Falls: 3.4 mi
- Cascade: 12.8 mi
- Sheep Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade: 14.5 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 16.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 5.3 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 5.3 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 10.9 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 12.8 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 13.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 5.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 5.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 23.8 mi
- Cuties Island: 4.9 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 22.0 mi
- The Silver Spring: 12.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Fort Stamford. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | NNW 341° | 229 m | 10.5 mi |
| Guard Hill | NW 323° | 226 m | 10.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 357° | 223 m | 11.6 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | WNW 301° | 219 m | 11.6 mi |
| Sarles Hill | WNW 292° | 216 m | 11.8 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NW 305° | 213 m | 12.1 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | W 278° | 211 m | 12.2 mi |
| Becks Hill | NNE 18° | 208 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:45 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 3 mi away.
- mountain laurel46 obs
- Christmas fern46 obs
- American wintergreen40 obs
- wineberry36 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage33 obs
- American beech32 obs
- Common Garter Snake30 obs
- White-tailed Deer30 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/43399290
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