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Julius M. Hansen Park

Julius M. Hansen Park from directly overhead

Julius M. Hansen Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the northwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is North Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of North Haven
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.38491, -72.82668

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Carina Park: 1.0 mi
  • All Saints Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Todd's Pond: 1.6 mi
  • Forest Grove Park: 1.6 mi
  • North Haven Athletic Complex: 1.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Beaches
Gardens: 57
Waterfalls: 57
Attractions: 33
  • Bear Cave: 5.6 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 6.6 mi
  • Dodge Dump Truck: 8.0 mi
  • Selectmen's Stones: 8.4 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 22
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.5 mi
  • Pond View: 21.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 21.8 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 5.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.6 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Julius M. Hansen Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount SanfordNW 310°263 m8.3 mi
Prospect MountainNW 309°253 m9.6 mi
TrimountainNE 42°232 m7.0 mi
Fowler MountainNE 48°230 m6.0 mi
Beacon CapWNW 301°221 m10.6 mi
Beseck MountainNNE 25°219 m9.8 mi
High RockWNW 287°216 m6.3 mi
Pistapaug MountainNE 55°210 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1919:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1418:50
December solstice07:1515:4116:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1202071934

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