- Elevation, modelled
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 11.0 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway9.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3109, -72.9355
Rainbow Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 12 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Gag Jr's Corner, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.2 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Rainbow Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | N 356° | 263 m | 10.5 mi |
| High Rock | N 357° | 216 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NNE 16° | 206 m | 8.6 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 291° | 202 m | 10.1 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NW 322° | 199 m | 10.3 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 339° | 193 m | 8.6 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 326° | 190 m | 6.3 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 313° | 183 m | 6.9 mi |
- 9.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Gag Jr's Corner: 0.2 mi
- Bishop Tutu Corner: 0.4 mi
- World War I Cenotaph: 0.5 mi
- Bishop William M Philpot Sr Corner: 0.6 mi
- Bishop James Varick Corner: 0.6 mi
Parks
- Garden Street Park`: 0.2 mi
- Chapel-Day Sitting Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Upper Court: 0.2 mi
- Kensington Street Playground: 0.2 mi
- Broadway Triangle: 0.2 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
- West River Wildlife Sanctuary: 1.0 mi
- West River Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- Maltby Lakes: 2.6 mi
- Pond Lily Nature Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- East Rock: 2.0 mi
- Snake Rock: 2.1 mi
- Indian Head: 2.1 mi
- Mill Rock: 2.1 mi
- Allington Hill: 2.2 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 4.3 mi
- Prospect Beach: 4.6 mi
- Shell Beach: 4.9 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 5.3 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 49
- Winchester Garden: 0.6 mi
- Knot Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mansfield St. Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Meadow: 0.9 mi
- Perennial Beds: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Wintergreen Falls: 2.9 mi
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Sperry Falls: 5.6 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 5.7 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- PEZ Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.6 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.3 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 11.6 mi
- Bear Cave: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 21
- An American Dream: 0.6 mi
- John B Pierce: 0.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 0.8 mi
- Turtle Statue: 1.2 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 1.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Forbes Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 12.3 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.2 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.4 mi
- Bethel Rock: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.5 mi
- Pond View: 15.6 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 15.7 mi
- Oak Grove: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 14.0 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 14.0 mi
- Fog Signal House: 14.0 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 16.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 1.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 15.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Essex · 28 mi
- Old Saybrook · 29 mi
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