Scalzi Park
Scalzi Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Scalzi Riverwalk, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 11.3 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 19.6 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Scalzi Riverwalk: 0.1 mi
- Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 0.2 mi
- Sergt. Vincent M. Horan Park: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Jacob Nemoitin Park: 0.4 mi
- Homer Lee Wise Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Scalzi Riverwalk Nature Preserve: 0.1 mi
- Mianus River Natural Park: 1.6 mi
- Rosa Hartman Park: 1.7 mi
- Dundee Woods: 1.7 mi
- Finch Flood Plain: 1.8 mi
- Whittingham Discovery Center: 0.7 mi
- Connecticut Graphis Arts Center and Museum: 2.7 mi
- Greenwich Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- Stamford Historical Society Museum: 4.1 mi
- Putnam Cottage Museum: 4.1 mi
- Statue of Columbus: 0.8 mi
- Jordan's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- 1BCG: 3.9 mi
- Greenwich Civil War Monument: 4.3 mi
- 911 Arch: 4.8 mi
- Samford Sign: 0.8 mi
- Dancing Girl: 0.9 mi
- Stamford Cone: 1.1 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.9 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 4.5 mi
- Palmer Hill: 1.0 mi
- Christie Hill: 2.7 mi
- Webbs Hill: 3.7 mi
- Talmadge Hill: 5.0 mi
- Middle Clapboard Hill: 6.4 mi
- West Beach: 2.2 mi
- Cummings Park Beach: 2.3 mi
- Fords Beach: 2.8 mi
- Woodway Beach Club: 2.9 mi
- Weed Beach: 3.1 mi
- Holly Grove: 4.4 mi
- Conifer Garden: 4.7 mi
- Tropical Garden: 4.8 mi
- Wildflower garden: 4.8 mi
- Sensory Garden: 4.8 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 3.3 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 3.5 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 5.8 mi
- Bush-Lyon Homestead: 7.1 mi
- Earthplace: 10.5 mi
- The Meadow: 4.2 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
- Pell Hill: 13.4 mi
- Upper Education Area: 13.6 mi
- Lower Education Area: 13.6 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 9.4 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 9.9 mi
- Northwest Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 11.5 mi
- Cooper Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 3.5 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 3.5 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 9.3 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 11.0 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 11.0 mi
- Farms Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascade: 13.4 mi
- Sheep Falls: 13.6 mi
- Cascade: 14.8 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 16.2 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 5.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 5.3 mi
- Long Island Welcome Center: 21.7 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 22.5 mi
- Cuties Island: 2.7 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 20.9 mi
- The Silver Spring: 13.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Scalzi Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Aspetong | NNW 336° | 229 m | 12.4 mi |
| Guard Hill | NW 321° | 226 m | 12.6 mi |
| Fox Hill | N 350° | 223 m | 13.2 mi |
| Chappaqua Hill | WNW 303° | 219 m | 13.7 mi |
| Sarles Hill | WNW 295° | 216 m | 13.8 mi |
| McKesson Hill | NW 306° | 213 m | 14.2 mi |
| Buttermilk Hill | WNW 283° | 211 m | 14.1 mi |
| Becks Hill | N 8° | 208 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:59 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:23 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
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, 4 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly53 obs
- Canada Goose33 obs
- American Robin32 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee31 obs
- common mugwort30 obs
- Northern Cardinal26 obs
- Monarch26 obs
- White-tailed Deer24 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 way/43399014
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