- Elevation
- 19 m
- Tallest summit within 11.3 miles
- Great Hill202 m · 9.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway1.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2385, -73.0632
Mathewson Playground is a park in Connecticut, at a recorded 19 m. Great Hill stands 202 m to the north-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Baldwin Marsh Wildlife Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.6 miles off.
- Elevation
- 19 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.3 miles of Mathewson Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNW 342° | 202 m | 9.1 mi |
| Barn Hill | NW 319° | 200 m | 9.6 mi |
| Moose Hill | NW 311° | 198 m | 9.9 mi |
| Israel Hill | NW 316° | 192 m | 8.7 mi |
| Rockhouse Hill | NNW 339° | 192 m | 10.9 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 17° | 190 m | 10.7 mi |
| Bugg Hill | NW 306° | 189 m | 10.0 mi |
| Upper White Hills | NNW 327° | 188 m | 9.1 mi |
- 1.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Baldwin Marsh Wildlife Area: 0.3 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 0.7 mi
- Upper Duck Pond: 0.7 mi
- Lower Duck Pond: 0.9 mi
- Milford Green: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Solomon Woods: 0.8 mi
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Beaver Brook Trails: 1.9 mi
- Hawkins Acres: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- World War II: 1.2 mi
- Simon Lake's Explorer Submarine: 1.3 mi
- Simon Lake salvage sub wreck: 1.8 mi
- Submersible Wreck: 1.8 mi
- Liberty Rock: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Eells-Stow House: 1.4 mi
- Americana Museum: 2.5 mi
- Boothe Memorial Museum: 2.5 mi
- Model Railroad Museum: 2.5 mi
- National Helicopter Museum Inc: 4.6 mi
Peaks
- Georges Cellar Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bryan Hill: 2.3 mi
- Clark Hill: 2.4 mi
- Knobb Hill: 2.5 mi
- Eels Hill: 2.6 mi
Beaches
- Fort Trumbull Beach: 2.2 mi
- Gulf Beach: 2.2 mi
- Silver Beach: 2.4 mi
- Bayview Beach: 2.7 mi
- Silver Sands: 2.7 mi
Gardens: 54
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 2.5 mi
- Yale Landscape Lab: 3.7 mi
- Eklund Garden: 5.4 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 5.9 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Farmill River Falls: 2.5 mi
- Cascades: 4.1 mi
- Cascade: 4.8 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Indian Well Falls: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 24
- Miniature Lighthouse: 2.5 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 2.5 mi
- Mother Mary: 5.5 mi
- Heron: 6.3 mi
- An American Dream: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 20
- PEZ Visitor Center: 3.9 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 9.2 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 11.1 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 11.2 mi
- Burr Homestead: 11.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 6.4 mi
- Pond View: 10.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 3.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 3.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 23.1 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Forbes Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Chimney Corner: 18.2 mi
- Bethel Rock: 22.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 22.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Keeper's Dwelling: 6.3 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 6.3 mi
- Fog Signal House: 6.3 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 7.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 19.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 10.0 mi
- The Silver Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 7.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 6 mi away.
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