Burton Memorial Park
Burton Memorial Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Youngs Ledyard Morgan, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 7.2 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.2 mi off the Shannock Road
- 17.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 0.0 mi
- Cellar Hole: 2.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 5.2 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 5.2 mi
- Burton Property: 0.1 mi
- Meetinghouse Lane Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Hewes Farm Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Gallup Hill Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Deer Lane Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Model Park: 0.5 mi
- Sawmill Park: 0.8 mi
- Old Mystic Playground: 3.4 mi
- Pfizer Field: 3.4 mi
- Fieldcrest Park: 3.7 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 1.0 mi
- Church Hill: 1.6 mi
- Gallup Hill: 1.7 mi
- Cider Hill: 1.8 mi
- Chapman Hill: 2.7 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 2.5 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 3.5 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 3.5 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 5.2 mi
- Children's Museum: 5.2 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 5.3 mi
- Williams Beach: 6.4 mi
- Groton Beach: 7.3 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 7.6 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 7.9 mi
- Stone Turtle: 2.7 mi
- Giant Gnome: 4.6 mi
- Mjolnir: 4.6 mi
- Penguin: 4.7 mi
- Mystic Blue: 5.2 mi
- Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Yantic Falls: 8.6 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 15.8 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 3.3 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 3.4 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 6.5 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 7.3 mi
- The Whale: 7.8 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 7.1 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 7.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 7.2 mi
- Azalea Garden: 7.4 mi
- Laurel Walk: 7.4 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 11.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 11.3 mi
- Oil Shed: 11.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 11.3 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 4.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.7 mi
- Skate Hut: 8.8 mi
- Powder House: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 17.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 17.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 19.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Crow Head: 24.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 24.7 mi
- Old Spring: 1.1 mi
- Factory Pond: 20.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Burton Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NNE 32° | 163 m | 5.0 mi |
| Barns Hill | NE 42° | 155 m | 5.5 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ENE 62° | 149 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNE 26° | 144 m | 3.6 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | ENE 62° | 139 m | 3.7 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | ENE 61° | 139 m | 5.1 mi |
| Crandall Hill | W 280° | 137 m | 7.3 mi |
| Swantown Hill | NE 51° | 132 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440400
Day trips start here
- Ledyard · 1 mi
- Preston · 4 mi
- Mystic · 6 mi
- North Stonington · 6 mi
- Stonington · 6 mi
- Groton · 7 mi
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