Stamford Museum & Nature Center
Stamford Museum & Nature Center is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Ivy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is The Meadow, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.9 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 11.9 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 21.0 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Bendel Mansion and Museum Galleries: 0.1 mi
- Stamford Historical Society Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Glass House: 1.5 mi
- Sculpture Gallery: 1.6 mi
- Glass House Visitor's Center: 3.0 mi
- Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary: 0.3 mi
- Bartlett Arboretum Historic Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Italian Center: 1.0 mi
- Scofieldtown Park: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill Park: 1.2 mi
- Conifer Garden: 0.5 mi
- Wildflower garden: 0.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 0.5 mi
- Cottage Garden: 0.6 mi
- Tropical Garden: 0.6 mi
- 911 Arch: 0.6 mi
- Jordan's Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Waveny Mansion: 3.0 mi
- Statue of Columbus: 5.0 mi
- 1BCG: 5.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill Bird Sancuary: 1.1 mi
- Kelly Lowland Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Altschul Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Meadow Park Avenue Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Gan Katan Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Webbs Hill: 1.4 mi
- Talmadge Hill: 3.0 mi
- Wren Knolls: 3.0 mi
- Church Hill: 3.1 mi
- Christie Hill: 3.5 mi
- Samford Sign: 5.1 mi
- Dancing Girl: 5.1 mi
- Stamford Cone: 5.4 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 7.1 mi
- The Millenium Sundial: 8.0 mi
- Cummings Park Beach: 6.2 mi
- Weed Beach: 6.2 mi
- West Beach: 6.2 mi
- Commodore Beach: 6.4 mi
- Rowayton Community Beach: 6.9 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 4.8 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 5.3 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 7.1 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Earthplace: 8.8 mi
- The Meadow: 0.1 mi
- Pell Hill: 9.1 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 12.9 mi
- Upper Education Area: 17.8 mi
- Farms Falls: 3.5 mi
- Cascade: 9.5 mi
- Sheep Falls: 9.8 mi
- Cascade: 11.3 mi
- Devil's Glen Falls: 13.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 7.3 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 7.9 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 8.0 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 13.5 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 13.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.8 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 7.8 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 9.8 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 14.3 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 15.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 3.5 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 3.5 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Cuties Island: 6.5 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 19.9 mi
- The Silver Spring: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Stamford Museum & Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 20° | 234 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NW 324° | 229 m | 8.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 15° | 228 m | 11.1 mi |
| Guard Hill | NW 304° | 226 m | 9.7 mi |
| Branchville Hill | NNE 24° | 225 m | 10.5 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNW 345° | 223 m | 9.0 mi |
| Biddle Hill | NNE 21° | 223 m | 10.6 mi |
| Becks Hill | NNE 13° | 208 m | 6.9 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, under a mile away.
- Green Frog29 obs
- wineberry23 obs
- Mallard22 obs
- Ebony Jewelwing22 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage19 obs
- Sweet Pepperbush18 obs
- common jewelweed17 obs
- Canada Goose16 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.
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