Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park
Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 95 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the west, 4.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Chauncey Peak, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 28 miles off.
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Chauncey Peak: 0.4 mi
- Lamentation Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Higby Mountain: 1.4 mi
- North Peak: 1.8 mi
- Camels Hump: 1.8 mi
- Lamentation Mountain State Park: 1.0 mi
- Town Of Berlin (Water Tank - Wilbur Cross Hwy): 1.1 mi
- Town Of Berlin (Water Tank - Wilbur Cross Hwy): 1.2 mi
- Highland Pond Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Cuno Camp: 1.5 mi
- Falcon Field: 1.3 mi
- Carroll Park: 1.3 mi
- Baldwin Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- Beaver Pond Park: 1.4 mi
- North End Field: 1.6 mi
- 1954: 1.5 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 6.0 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 7.6 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 7.7 mi
- Hospital Rock: 9.4 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 2.3 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 2.8 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 3.4 mi
- Middletown Sports Hall of Fame: 4.7 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 2.3 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 2.7 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.7 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.7 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.7 mi
- Westfield Falls: 2.7 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 4.3 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 4.5 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.7 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 5.5 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.2 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.6 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 8.7 mi
- First Tear: 4.7 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 5.9 mi
- Home: 7.1 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 7.9 mi
- Face in Tree: 11.6 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 3.6 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 4.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.0 mi
- Boating Side: 15.2 mi
- Waterfront: 15.2 mi
- Green Wall: 10.1 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 10.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 11.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 11.5 mi
- Crow Point: 12.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 1.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 7.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 7.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 24.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.3 mi
- Cold Spring: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | W 268° | 301 m | 4.3 mi |
| East Peak | W 263° | 277 m | 3.9 mi |
| Higby Mountain | SE 130° | 272 m | 1.4 mi |
| Trimountain | S 170° | 232 m | 7.4 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | S 173° | 230 m | 8.5 mi |
| South Mountain | W 260° | 220 m | 3.2 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | SSE 167° | 219 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NW 320° | 217 m | 4.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 5 mi away.
- rue anemone44 obs
- round-lobed hepatica35 obs
- Dutchman's breeches33 obs
- bloodroot29 obs
- Virginia saxifrage27 obs
- wood anemone25 obs
- eastern redcedar23 obs
- Herb Robert23 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/43399121
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 22 mi
- Essex · 24 mi
- East Windsor · 27 mi
- Old Saybrook · 27 mi
- Old Lyme · 29 mi
- Tolland · 29 mi
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