Nature reserve · Connecticut
Crescent Lake Park
Crescent Lake Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 142 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the west, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradley Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Southington Highway and Parks Department
How to reach it
Coordinates41.64728, -72.83976
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bradley Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Churchill Hill: 1.9 mi
- Ragged Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Redstone Hill: 2.8 mi
- Short Mountain: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Sunset Rock State Park Scenic Reserve: 1.0 mi
- Kummer Farm Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Ragged Mountain Parcel: 1.6 mi
- Hamlin Pond Park: 1.7 mi
- Ragged Mountain Memorial Preserve: 1.9 mi
Parks
- Trumbull Park: 1.3 mi
- Quinnipiac Park: 1.5 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
- Norton Park: 2.2 mi
- Skinner Park: 2.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Intermittent Cascade: 1.8 mi
- Cascades: 4.6 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 6.5 mi
- Westfield Falls: 7.9 mi
- Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 8.3 mi
Museums
- Plainville Historic Center: 2.2 mi
- New Britain Youth Museum at Hungerford Park: 2.8 mi
- New Britain Youth Museum: 3.1 mi
- New Britain Industrial Museum: 3.2 mi
- Bradley Barnes Museum: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- plinth: 2.8 mi
- World War I Monument: 3.0 mi
- New Britain Soldiers' Monument: 3.3 mi
- Kensington Soldier's Monument: 3.4 mi
- Borinqueneers Monument: 3.5 mi
Attractions
- Hospital Rock: 3.2 mi
- Will Warren's Den: 3.6 mi
- Libby's Lump: 5.0 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 8.0 mi
- Carousel: 8.1 mi
Gardens
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 5.1 mi
- Sunken Garden: 5.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.8 mi
- Wolcott Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Artworks: 52
- Home: 3.3 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 6.7 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 9.3 mi
- First Tear: 10.6 mi
- Sedna: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Green Wall: 3.7 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 3.8 mi
- South Wall: 8.5 mi
- Solar Panel: 8.5 mi
- Superstructure: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Dossin Park Beach: 8.6 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 8.7 mi
- Boating Side: 10.4 mi
- Waterfront: 10.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Hermit spring: 18.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 20.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 22.5 mi
- Big Spring: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Southington Rest Area: 6.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 21.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Crescent Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | W 271° | 313 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | WSW 255° | 312 m | 6.7 mi |
| Clinton Hill | WSW 257° | 303 m | 8.9 mi |
| West Peak | S 182° | 301 m | 5.9 mi |
| Becar Hill | WSW 257° | 297 m | 7.9 mi |
| Mount Hope | NW 305° | 297 m | 8.3 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | WSW 258° | 290 m | 5.2 mi |
| Fall Mountain | W 269° | 284 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/981877385
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 24 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 27 mi
- Tolland · 29 mi
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