Park · Connecticut
Sherwood Island State Park
Sherwood Island State Park is a park in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 3 m. Bald Hill stands 184 m to the northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherwood Millpond, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 3.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 3 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.11540, -73.33622
- 3.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 22.5 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Sherwood Millpond: 0.4 mi
- Hilla von Robay Arborertum: 1.3 mi
- Haskins Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Saugatuck River Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
- H. Smith Richardson Wildlife Preserve: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- 9-11 Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Minuteman Statue: 1.0 mi
- Haskins Greenhouses: 1.3 mi
- Capped Water Well: 1.4 mi
- Haskins House: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Walter D. Allen Saltmarsh Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Sherwood Mill Pond Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Machamux Park: 1.0 mi
- Compo-Owenoke Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Westport Longshore Club Park: 1.5 mi
Beaches
- Alvord Beach: 0.6 mi
- Burying Hill Beach: 0.9 mi
- Compo Beach: 1.1 mi
- Southport Beach: 2.1 mi
- Sasco Hill Beach: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Compo Hill: 0.7 mi
- Clapboard Hill: 1.0 mi
- Benjamin Hill: 1.3 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.8 mi
Gardens
- Westport Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 4.9 mi
- Formal Garden: 4.9 mi
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 7.8 mi
Museums
- Mid Fairfield Youth Museum: 3.1 mi
- Norwalk Museum;Norwalk Museum Historical Reference Library: 3.7 mi
- Stepping Stones Museum for Children: 4.2 mi
- Norwalk Art Space: 4.2 mi
- Lockwood-Mathews Mansion Museum: 4.2 mi
Artworks
- Dancing Girl: 11.4 mi
- Samford Sign: 11.6 mi
- Stamford Cone: 11.7 mi
- Heron: 11.9 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
- Picnic Grove: 10.4 mi
- The Meadow: 10.9 mi
- Cedar Grove: 14.2 mi
- Oak Grove: 14.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 14.7 mi
Attractions: 17
- Earthplace: 3.2 mi
- Burr Homestead: 4.8 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 6.3 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 8.1 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Devil's Glen Falls: 8.8 mi
- Cascade: 9.0 mi
- Cascade: 9.9 mi
- Cascade: 10.4 mi
- Sheep Falls: 10.8 mi
Lighthouses: 9
- Peck Ledge Light: 3.2 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 9.0 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 11.6 mi
- Fog Signal House: 12.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 12.4 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Duck Island Bluff: 13.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.1 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 14.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 15.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 7.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 7.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 9.3 mi
- Cuties Island: 10.6 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Sherwood Island State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | NW 313° | 184 m | 10.0 mi |
| Tashua Hill | NNE 24° | 179 m | 11.0 mi |
| Upper Bald Hill | NW 317° | 171 m | 10.8 mi |
| Round Hill | NNE 16° | 170 m | 9.8 mi |
| Comstock Knoll | NW 314° | 164 m | 9.1 mi |
| Powells Hill | N 1° | 159 m | 8.3 mi |
| Sport Hill | NNE 22° | 154 m | 9.4 mi |
| Flirt Hill | N 3° | 148 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:44 | 16:28 |
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, 11 mi away.
- Common Atlantic Slippersnail109 obs
- Canada Goose99 obs
- American Herring Gull91 obs
- Asian Shore Crab74 obs
- Groundhog70 obs
- Brant69 obs
- White-tailed Deer66 obs
- Atlantic Horseshoe Crab64 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/720153710
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