Nature reserve · Connecticut
M.J. Williams Park
M.J. Williams Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 29 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is East Hartford Cross Country Ski & Jogging Trails, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Manchester Land Conservation Trust
How to reach it
Coordinates41.79591, -72.58917
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- East Hartford Cross Country Ski & Jogging Trails: 0.2 mi
- Chapel Hill Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Wickham Park Bird Sanctuary: 1.1 mi
- Beechwood Farms Open Space: 1.3 mi
- Lakewood Open Space: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Wickham Hill: 0.7 mi
- Tudor Hill: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Park Hill: 1.3 mi
- Toby Hill: 1.8 mi
- Academy Hill: 3.7 mi
Parks
- Dwyer Park: 0.9 mi
- Wickham Park: 0.9 mi
- Wickham Park Aviary: 1.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Park (Spring Pond): 1.4 mi
- Bicentennial Square: 1.7 mi
Gardens
- Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 0.9 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 1.1 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 1.1 mi
- Growing Roots Community Garden: 1.9 mi
Attractions
- The Dreamyard: 1.7 mi
- Keney Tower: 4.7 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 5.7 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 5.7 mi
- Mark Twain House: 6.1 mi
Museums
- Pratt & Whitney Hangar Museum: 3.4 mi
- Old Manchester Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Fire Museum: 3.7 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 4.0 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum: 4.5 mi
Artworks
- Steamer: 4.2 mi
- Perserverence: 4.3 mi
- Riverfront Relax: 4.3 mi
- Career Column: 4.3 mi
- A Welcome Conversation: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 4.4 mi
- William H. Putnam: 4.8 mi
- Major John Mason Statue: 4.9 mi
- Site Of The Charter Oak: 5.0 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 58
- Center Springs Falls: 3.7 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 5.5 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 5.6 mi
- Case Falls: 5.6 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Crow Point: 6.3 mi
- Flag Rock: 7.3 mi
- Hart Meadow: 10.9 mi
- Garden Wall: 10.9 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 14.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.6 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 18.2 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.4 mi
Springs: 4
- Windham Spring: 20.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.9 mi
- Big Spring: 23.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 9.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.8 miles of M.J. Williams Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulk Hill | ENE 61° | 294 m | 12.0 mi |
| Grant Hill | E 82° | 284 m | 10.5 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | W 276° | 276 m | 10.8 mi |
| Reed Hill | ENE 70° | 275 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mannantuck | SE 135° | 273 m | 8.5 mi |
| John Tom Hill | SE 135° | 272 m | 8.5 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SSE 168° | 265 m | 11.7 mi |
| Box Hill | E 86° | 252 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/951529420
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 8 mi
- Tolland · 12 mi
- Somers · 15 mi
- Longmeadow · 18 mi
- Storrs · 18 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 20 mi
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