Keney Park
Keney Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 25 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartford Circus Fire Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 25 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Hartford
How to reach it
- 28.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 0.4 mi
- William H. Putnam: 2.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 2.4 mi
- General Israel Putnam: 2.4 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 2.5 mi
- Coventry Green: 0.9 mi
- Pershing Park Playground: 1.0 mi
- Willie Ware Park: 1.0 mi
- Saint Benedict Playground: 1.1 mi
- Sharshon Park: 1.3 mi
- Matianuck Natural Area Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Gully Green: 1.0 mi
- Lincoln Way West Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Shad Run Vacant Land: 2.0 mi
- Lincoln Way Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Steamer: 1.9 mi
- Riverfront Relax: 1.9 mi
- Perserverence: 1.9 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 1.9 mi
- Jack: 2.0 mi
- Keney Tower: 1.9 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 2.4 mi
- Mark Twain House: 2.7 mi
- The Dreamyard: 3.7 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 5.6 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 2.1 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 2.1 mi
- Old State House: 2.4 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 2.4 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 2.6 mi
- Huntington Community Garden: 2.2 mi
- Growing Roots Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- Victorian Ornamental Garden: 2.7 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 2.9 mi
- Robert A. Prill Annual Garden: 2.9 mi
- Johnson Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cook Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Hill: 3.6 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.9 mi
- Wickham Hill: 4.3 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 7.8 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 8.1 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.8 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 9.8 mi
- Case Falls: 9.9 mi
- Hart Meadow: 6.5 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 6.5 mi
- Garden Wall: 6.5 mi
- Superstructure: 6.8 mi
- Solar Panel: 6.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 14.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.1 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 19.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 19.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 18.8 mi
- Big Spring: 19.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.1 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 24.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 13.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Keney Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | W 277° | 276 m | 6.4 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WNW 292° | 253 m | 11.3 mi |
| Box Hill | E 89° | 252 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ely Mound | W 265° | 246 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mount Horr | W 281° | 238 m | 11.5 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 108° | 237 m | 10.3 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | SE 129° | 234 m | 11.5 mi |
| Birch Mountain | ESE 109° | 233 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 5 mi away.
- Big Sand Tiger Beetle43 obs
- eastern poison ivy36 obs
- sensitive fern27 obs
- garlic mustard24 obs
- ground-ivy23 obs
- American Robin20 obs
- White-tailed Deer18 obs
- Festive Tiger Beetle18 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/31748873
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 10 mi
- Somers · 17 mi
- Tolland · 17 mi
- Longmeadow · 18 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
- Hampden · 23 mi
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