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Bristol Park

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Bristol Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Clinton Hill stands 303 m to the northeast, 7.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Ledgewood Memorial Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Middlebury

How to reach it

Coordinates41.53930, -73.09728

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ledgewood Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Zinser Memorial Rose Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Medicinal Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Teaching Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Permaculture Area: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 1.5 mi
  • Harrub Pilgrim Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Father McGivney Monument: 2.9 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 3.0 mi
  • Veterans Monument: 3.1 mi
Museums
Peaks
Waterfalls: 56
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 55
Beaches: 49
  • Waterfront: 7.1 mi
  • Boating Side: 7.1 mi
  • Mattatuck Beach: 7.4 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 11.7 mi
Attractions: 41
Artworks: 25
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 2.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 2.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 2.9 mi
  • Maori Head: 3.4 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 23
  • Bethel Rock: 5.4 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 6.1 mi
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 7.2 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 13.4 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 7.1 mi
  • Pond View: 17.0 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.1 mi
  • Oak Grove: 17.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 10.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 17.3 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 18.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 18.1 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.4 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Bristol Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clinton HillNE 40°303 m7.1 mi
Great HillW 259°292 m2.0 mi
Blackmans HillW 272°282 m3.7 mi
Andrews HillS 175°275 m3.8 mi
Woodruff HillSSW 202°273 m3.7 mi
Bucks HillNE 38°268 m6.1 mi
Mount TobeNNE 20°267 m7.3 mi
Turkey HillESE 103°263 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440725

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