- Elevation, modelled
- 115 m
- Tallest summit within 8.9 miles
- Cranson Peak303 m · 8.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway2.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2489, -73.2714
Veterans Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 115 m. Cranson Peak stands 303 m to the north-northwest, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Easton Community Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Veterans Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranson Peak | NNW 336° | 303 m | 8.6 mi |
| Sunset Hill | NW 323° | 253 m | 7.7 mi |
| Eden Hill | NNW 339° | 240 m | 6.2 mi |
| Windy Hill | WNW 289° | 220 m | 8.4 mi |
| Redding Ridge | NW 318° | 214 m | 6.4 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | W 279° | 211 m | 7.5 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | WNW 284° | 204 m | 7.2 mi |
| Meekers Hill | NW 319° | 203 m | 5.6 mi |
- 2.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 28.4 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Easton Community Center: 0.1 mi
- Helen Keller Park: 0.1 mi
- Samuel P. Senior Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Randall's Farm Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Dover Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Sport Hill: 0.5 mi
- Round Hill: 0.6 mi
- Tashua Hill: 1.4 mi
- Staples Hill: 1.6 mi
- Hoyden Hill: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Municipal Open Space (Blue Bell Lane): 1.7 mi
- Aldo Park: 1.8 mi
- Municipal Open Space (Hoydens Lane): 1.9 mi
- Great Oak Park: 2.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Old Village Lane): 2.0 mi
Historic sites
Museums
- Discovery Museum and Planetarium: 3.1 mi
- Warrens Occult Museum: 4.6 mi
- Trumbull Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Housatonic Museum of Art: 6.6 mi
- Barnum Museum: 6.7 mi
Beaches
- Lake Mohegan Beach: 3.3 mi
- Seaside Beach: 7.2 mi
- Money Beach: 7.6 mi
- Jennings Beach: 7.6 mi
- Penfield Beach: 8.0 mi
Gardens
- Drew Park Community Gardens: 4.6 mi
- Urban Roots Bridgeport: 6.3 mi
- Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 7.5 mi
- Westport Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- Rose/Wedding garden: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Devil's Glen Falls: 3.9 mi
- Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Poverty Hollow Falls: 5.5 mi
- Cascade: 7.0 mi
- Cascades: 8.0 mi
Artworks: 29
- Heron: 4.5 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 5.1 mi
- Mother Mary: 5.6 mi
- Miniature Windmill: 8.4 mi
- Miniature Lighthouse: 8.4 mi
Attractions: 20
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 3.5 mi
- 3-town marker: 5.4 mi
- Burr Homestead: 7.5 mi
- Earthplace: 9.0 mi
- Weir House: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 14.7 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 15.5 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 15.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 16.4 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Cedar Grove: 4.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 4.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- Pond View: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
Lighthouses: 8
- Tongue Point Light: 7.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.0 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 11.0 mi
- Fog Signal House: 11.0 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 11.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 11.8 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 14.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 14.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 8.1 mi
- Cuties Island: 19.3 mi
Springs: 2
- The Silver Spring: 12.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 19.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:43 | 16:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 10 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Stamford · 18 mi
- Port Chester · 27 mi
- Purchase · 27 mi
- Rye Brook · 27 mi
- Bayville · 28 mi
- Putnam County · 28 mi
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