Grass Island Park
Grass Island Park is a park in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is The Millenium Sundial, a artwork 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.4 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 15 m
How to reach it
- 3.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 8.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 15.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Millenium Sundial: 0.2 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 1.2 mi
- José Martí: 2.9 mi
- Stamford Cone: 4.2 mi
- Samford Sign: 4.4 mi
- Bruce Museum: 0.3 mi
- Bruce Museum: 0.4 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 1.2 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 1.3 mi
- MNH Outpost: 3.6 mi
- Bruce Park Playground: 0.3 mi
- Bruce Park: 0.4 mi
- Roger Sherman Baldwin Park: 0.6 mi
- Greenwich Avenue Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Grass Island: 0.8 mi
- Oneida Drive/Indian Harbor Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Diving Island: 0.9 mi
- Sachem Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Admiral Sir Gordon Ramsey Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Harbor Point Beach: 1.2 mi
- Uncas Point Beach: 2.5 mi
- Hawthorne Beach: 3.1 mi
- Fords Beach: 3.1 mi
- West Beach: 5.0 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 1.2 mi
- Spanish American War Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Civil War Monument Park: 3.2 mi
- War Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- 1BCG: 3.5 mi
- Holly Grove: 2.4 mi
- South Lake Walk: 4.1 mi
- East Woodland Walk: 4.2 mi
- West Woodland Walk: 4.2 mi
- Water Lily Garden: 4.2 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 2.8 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 7.5 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 7.9 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 9.8 mi
- Oyster Bay Railroad Station Turntable: 11.0 mi
- South Ridge: 3.7 mi
- Palmer Hill: 3.9 mi
- Round Hill: 6.6 mi
- Webbs Hill: 7.0 mi
- Christie Hill: 7.3 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 4.9 mi
- The Meadow: 8.1 mi
- Upper Education Area: 11.8 mi
- Lower Education Area: 11.8 mi
- Picnic Area C: 16.0 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 9.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 9.8 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Raven's Rock: 11.8 mi
- Farms Falls: 7.3 mi
- The Falls: 14.9 mi
- Cascade: 17.6 mi
- Sheep Falls: 17.9 mi
- Cascade: 19.2 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 3.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 3.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 9.5 mi
- Execution Rocks Light: 11.7 mi
- Sands Point Lighthouse: 12.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 9.9 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 9.9 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
- Cuties Island: 5.5 mi
- The Silver Spring: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Grass Island Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | N 354° | 229 m | 14.4 mi |
| Guard Hill | NNW 341° | 226 m | 13.6 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | NW 323° | 219 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sarles Hill | NW 315° | 216 m | 12.7 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NW 325° | 213 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | WNW 302° | 211 m | 12.0 mi |
| Becks Hill | NNE 20° | 208 m | 14.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | N 357° | 201 m | 12.8 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 | 06:43 | 18:17 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:46 | 16:30 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westchester CO AP, 6 mi away.
- American Robin65 obs
- Mallard31 obs
- common mugwort27 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly26 obs
- Eastern Cottontail24 obs
- Canada Goose22 obs
- Great Egret22 obs
- House Sparrow21 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/359285971
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