- Elevation, modelled
- 150 m
- Tallest summit within 12.5 miles
- Soapstone Mountain315 m · 11.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16926.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8014, -72.4655
John S. Risley Memorial Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 150 m. Soapstone Mountain stands 315 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Box Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 26 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of John S. Risley Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soapstone Mountain | NNE 14° | 315 m | 11.2 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NE 37° | 294 m | 6.8 mi |
| Whifford Hill | ENE 60° | 291 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NNE 33° | 290 m | 9.8 mi |
| Grant Hill | ENE 75° | 284 m | 4.2 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NE 37° | 282 m | 8.0 mi |
| Reed Hill | NE 47° | 275 m | 4.5 mi |
| Mannantuck | S 183° | 273 m | 6.4 mi |
- 26.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 29.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Box Hill: 0.6 mi
- Green Hill: 1.8 mi
- Whites Hill: 2.1 mi
- Case Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Lookout Mountain: 3.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Rambling Ridge Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Steele Farm Drive Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Freja Park: 1.0 mi
- Manchester Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Virginia and Charles House Park: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Sorry Rock: 0.9 mi
- Frog: 6.5 mi
- Equality: 10.4 mi
- Career Column: 10.5 mi
- Steamer: 10.5 mi
Parks
- Meadowbrook Play Area: 1.1 mi
- Lake Street Parklet: 1.3 mi
- Scott Drive Parklet: 1.6 mi
- Kennedy Road Soccer Complex: 1.7 mi
- Lower Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 1.9 mi
Museums
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 2.6 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Fire Museum: 4.2 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum: 4.2 mi
- Old Manchester Museum: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 6.3 mi
- dog memorial: 7.5 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 8.5 mi
- Major John Mason Statue: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 59
- filled-in well: 2.4 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 5.1 mi
- The Dreamyard: 7.3 mi
- Hay Tedder: 7.5 mi
- Car Wreck: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Talcott Ravine: 1.9 mi
- Case Falls: 3.0 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 3.0 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 54
- sensory garden: 5.6 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 5.7 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 5.7 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 5.9 mi
- Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
- Flag Rock: 1.2 mi
- Crow Point: 10.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 13.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 13.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Halls Pond Beach: 9.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.2 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.4 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 17.2 mi
- Babbs Beach: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 5.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 21.5 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 10.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.3 mi
- Picnic: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 14.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Tolland · 7 mi
- East Windsor · 9 mi
- Storrs · 11 mi
- Somers · 13 mi
- Willimantic · 14 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 17 mi
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