Maria Peters Memorial Park
Maria Peters Memorial Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Bear Mountain stands 708 m to the north, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Tory Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Tory Hill Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Ymca Camp Slone (Indian Mountain Road): 0.7 mi
- Beeslick Pond: 1.6 mi
- Belcher: 1.6 mi
- Oak Hill Park: 2.0 mi
- Gay Woods Hill: 1.5 mi
- Indian Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Reed Hill: 1.7 mi
- Red Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mine Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Mudge Pond Town Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bauer Park: 2.3 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 2.4 mi
- Cannon Park And Ballfield: 2.5 mi
- Trotta Field: 3.6 mi
- Holley Williams House Museum: 2.5 mi
- Gay-Holt House Museum: 3.9 mi
- FV - Canaan Historical Society: 4.9 mi
- Cornwall Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum: 9.2 mi
- Great Falls: 4.8 mi
- Riga Falls: 5.2 mi
- Dean's Ravine Falls: 5.8 mi
- Cascade: 5.9 mi
- Pine Swamp Brook Falls: 6.3 mi
- Folly: 2.8 mi
- Lime Kiln: 3.7 mi
- Tri-State Marker: 8.3 mi
- Dough Boy: 9.3 mi
- Moravian Christian Mission Monument: 10.0 mi
- Town Hill Farm: 1.2 mi
- Giant's Thumb: 4.3 mi
- Beckley Furnace: 10.0 mi
- wings castle: 13.1 mi
- trail parking: 13.2 mi
- Grand Staircase: 14.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.8 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 19.9 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- The Beech: 22.1 mi
- Judea Garden: 18.3 mi
- Innisfree Garden: 19.3 mi
- Community Garden: 19.6 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 20.2 mi
- Old Dutch Village Garden Club: 22.0 mi
- Newsboy Statue: 17.9 mi
- Diving Lady: 19.0 mi
- Liebowitz Letter: 19.5 mi
- Naked Lady: 19.7 mi
- Parliament of Reality: 24.0 mi
- East Beach: 16.9 mi
- West Beach: 17.4 mi
- Holland Beach: 19.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 20.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 19.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 21.2 mi
- Big Spring: 23.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.4 mi
- Dudley Town: 10.0 mi
- Questing: 16.8 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 12.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Maria Peters Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | N 0° | 708 m | 7.9 mi |
| Brace Mountain | NNW 346° | 706 m | 8.1 mi |
| South Brace Mountain | NNW 346° | 702 m | 7.7 mi |
| Gridley Mountain | N 355° | 668 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bald Peak | N 355° | 588 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mount Riga | N 351° | 534 m | 4.4 mi |
| Lion's Head | N 5° | 531 m | 5.3 mi |
| Thorpe Mountain | NNW 338° | 518 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:51 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43440103
Day trips start here
- Great Barrington · 19 mi
- Monterey · 21 mi
- Berkshires · 23 mi
- Otis · 26 mi
- Stockbridge · 26 mi
- Lee · 28 mi
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