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Alpine Parklet

Alpine Parklet from directly overhead

Alpine Parklet is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Path to Wellness Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Manchester Land Conservation Trust

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78076, -72.52786

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Waterfalls
  • Center Springs Falls: 0.4 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Case Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 3.6 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 6.6 mi
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 58
  • Nike Missile Site: 3.1 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 4.7 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 5.4 mi
  • filled-in well: 5.5 mi
  • Car Wreck: 6.8 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 2.6 mi
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Flag Rock: 4.2 mi
  • Crow Point: 6.9 mi
  • Garden Wall: 14.0 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 14.0 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 7
Rest areas: 4
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.2 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Alpine Parklet. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paulk HillNE 46°294 m10.1 mi
Grant HillENE 71°284 m7.7 mi
Sugar HillNE 46°282 m11.2 mi
Reed HillNE 55°275 m7.9 mi
MannantuckSSE 150°273 m5.7 mi
John Tom HillSSE 150°272 m5.7 mi
Meshomasic MountainS 184°265 m10.4 mi
Box HillENE 68°252 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1060175108

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