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Hockanum River Linear Park

Hockanum River Linear Park from directly overhead

Hockanum River Linear Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bicentennial Square, a park 0.3 miles away.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of East Hartford
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.77433, -72.61035
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
Attractions
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Center Springs Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 6.1 mi
  • Case Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 7.2 mi
  • Cascades: 7.7 mi
Gardens: 58
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 2.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Crow Point: 4.6 mi
  • Flag Rock: 8.4 mi
  • Garden Wall: 9.7 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 9.8 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 9.8 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Springs: 4
  • Windham Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Hermit spring: 23.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Hockanum River Linear Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Talcott MountainWNW 285°276 m10.0 mi
Reed HillENE 65°275 m11.8 mi
MannantuckESE 123°273 m8.4 mi
John Tom HillESE 122°272 m8.4 mi
Meshomasic MountainSSE 161°265 m10.6 mi
Box HillENE 76°252 m8.3 mi
Ely MoundW 277°246 m10.0 mi
Lookout MountainESE 102°237 m6.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/951527030

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