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Humiston Park (Owned By Thomaston)

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Humiston Park (Owned By Thomaston) is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Mount Prospect stands 400 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Nystrom Park, a park 0.3 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.68414, -73.11894

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nystrom Park: 0.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.4 mi
  • Town Playground: 2.4 mi
  • Reeves Field: 2.5 mi
  • Village Green: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
  • Knife Shop Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Cascade: 4.0 mi
  • Cascade: 5.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Alain C. White and May W. White: 3.5 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 6.0 mi
  • James P. Casey plaque: 6.3 mi
  • Edward G Swicklas Employee Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Bristol Spanish War Veterans Monument: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 49
Artworks: 41
  • Ben Franklin: 9.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 9.7 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 9.9 mi
  • Maori Head: 10.1 mi
  • Jean Widmark: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 37
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 4.4 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Shakespeare Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Biblical Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Sustainable Garden: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 21
  • Satan's Dog Bowl: 3.2 mi
  • Whitestone Cliffs: 5.5 mi
  • Hornet's Nest: 6.3 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 6.7 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 6.9 mi
Beaches: 15
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 13.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 21.4 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 5.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Humiston Park (Owned By Thomaston). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount ProspectWNW 297°400 m8.4 mi
Mount TomW 275°393 m8.0 mi
Jefferson HillNNW 334°378 m4.8 mi
Chestnut HillNW 322°359 m4.4 mi
Johnnycake MountainNE 53°354 m8.0 mi
Guernsey HillNNW 336°346 m2.0 mi
Todd HillWSW 252°344 m6.2 mi
Scoville HillNNE 13°340 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1919:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440293

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