- Elevation, modelled
- 11 m
- Tallest summit within 9.9 miles
- West Peak301 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway20.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4672, -72.8258
Community Lake is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 11 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Emerson Leonard Wildlife Area, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Community Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | N 352° | 301 m | 6.6 mi |
| East Peak | N 355° | 277 m | 6.2 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NE 37° | 272 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Sanford | W 267° | 263 m | 6.4 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 293° | 263 m | 9.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 287° | 260 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | W 278° | 259 m | 9.6 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | W 273° | 253 m | 7.5 mi |
- 20.5 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Emerson Leonard Wildlife Area: 0.3 mi
- Lakeside Park: 0.5 mi
- PNA Park: 0.5 mi
- Harrison Park: 0.7 mi
- Railroad Green: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space (Lynn Drive & Mohican Lane): 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Jenna Road): 0.9 mi
- Turnpike Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Watrous Woods: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Ridgeknoll Road & Gaye Lane): 1.3 mi
Museums
- Wallingford Historical Society: 0.8 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 1.2 mi
- Farming Museum: 4.7 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 5.0 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Lyman Hall Monument: 0.8 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Red Bridge: 3.9 mi
Peaks
- Mount Tom: 0.9 mi
- Spice Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cook Hill: 1.7 mi
- Pond Hill: 2.9 mi
- Jinny Hill: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Spruce Glen Falls: 2.9 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.8 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 6.0 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.1 mi
Gardens
- Wallingford Community Garden: 2.9 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.3 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 9.9 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
Beaches: 56
- Dossin Park Beach: 3.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 5.8 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.1 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 13.9 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 14.1 mi
Attractions: 55
- Washington Trail monument: 4.7 mi
- 1954: 7.3 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 8.0 mi
- Bear Cave: 8.4 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 53
- snake: 8.9 mi
- First Tear: 10.3 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 10.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 11.1 mi
- Turtle Statue: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Bluff Head: 7.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.2 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 15.9 mi
- Green Wall: 16.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 2.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 8.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.1 mi
- Pond View: 23.7 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 23.8 mi
- Oak Grove: 24.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 10.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 18.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 3 mi away.
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