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Burdick Park

Burdick Park from directly overhead

Burdick Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 75 m. Sunset Hill stands 240 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is War Memorial Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 12 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Windham
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.71238, -72.22662
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • War Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wilimantic Whitewater Park: 0.4 mi
  • Guild Field: 0.5 mi
  • Webb Lawn: 0.7 mi
  • Young's Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Dr. William Beaumont: 4.6 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 5.6 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 5.7 mi
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 5.8 mi
  • dog memorial: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 56
Waterfalls: 45
Attractions: 38
Gardens: 37
  • Mary's Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 1.6 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 4.8 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 22.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Burdick Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sunset HillNE 53°240 m9.5 mi
Post HillWSW 244°239 m6.4 mi
Clark HillNE 56°235 m7.7 mi
Bear HillNE 52°232 m8.3 mi
Burnt HillW 260°229 m8.2 mi
Riley MountainNW 319°223 m8.1 mi
Cassidy HillNNW 327°223 m10.3 mi
Hampton HillENE 60°221 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1315:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/967618296

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