- Elevation, modelled
- 6 m
- Tallest summit within 12.9 miles
- Great Hill202 m · 11.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway4.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2081, -73.0189
Point Beach Playground is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 6 m. Great Hill stands 202 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Point Beach, a beach 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.6 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Milford
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Point Beach Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNW 335° | 202 m | 11.9 mi |
| Barn Hill | NW 318° | 200 m | 12.7 mi |
| Israel Hill | NW 315° | 192 m | 11.8 mi |
| Round Hill | N 4° | 190 m | 12.4 mi |
| Upper White Hills | NW 323° | 188 m | 12.1 mi |
| Peck Hill | N 357° | 183 m | 11.8 mi |
| Tashua Hill | WNW 287° | 179 m | 12.5 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | NW 311° | 171 m | 10.4 mi |
- 4.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Beaches
- Pond Point Beach: 0.3 mi
- Point Beach: 0.3 mi
- Morningside Beach: 0.6 mi
- Bayview Beach: 0.9 mi
- Farview Beach: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Merwin Hill: 0.4 mi
- Bryan Hill: 0.9 mi
- Burwell Hill: 1.0 mi
- Knobb Hill: 1.1 mi
- Clark Hill: 1.1 mi
Parks
- Robert Hutchins Parkette: 0.7 mi
- Welchs Point Park: 0.9 mi
- Davenport Playground: 0.9 mi
- Gulf Beach: 1.4 mi
- Village Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Submersible Wreck: 1.9 mi
- Simon Lake salvage sub wreck: 1.9 mi
- Simon Lake's Explorer Submarine: 2.1 mi
- World War II: 2.2 mi
- Liberty Rock: 3.9 mi
Museums
- Eells-Stow House: 2.1 mi
- Model Railroad Museum: 5.1 mi
- Americana Museum: 5.1 mi
- Boothe Memorial Museum: 5.2 mi
- Ward Heitmann House Museum: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Delacorte/Hubbard Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Beaver Brook Trails: 3.3 mi
- Mondo Ponds Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Solomon Woods: 3.8 mi
- Manley Heights: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 49
- Eisenhower Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Yale Landscape Lab: 3.3 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 5.1 mi
- Truman Street Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 33
- Farmill River Falls: 5.6 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Cascades: 7.2 mi
- Cascade: 8.0 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 24
- Miniature Lighthouse: 5.1 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 5.2 mi
- John B Pierce: 7.9 mi
- An American Dream: 7.9 mi
- Mother Mary: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 18
- PEZ Visitor Center: 4.0 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 9.3 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 12.1 mi
- Burr Homestead: 12.9 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 1.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.5 mi
- Pond View: 13.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 13.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 5.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 5.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 24.7 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 24.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Keeper's Dwelling: 5.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 5.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 5.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 8.7 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Forbes Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Chimney Corner: 16.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 21.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 21.9 mi
- Bethel Rock: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 8.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 9.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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