Nature reserve · Connecticut
Matthies Memorial Park
Matthies Memorial Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Great Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Sanford Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1973
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Beacon Falls
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42848, -73.08821
- 12.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Sanford Hill: 0.6 mi
- Rimmon Hill: 0.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.0 mi
- Rock Rimmon: 1.5 mi
- Tobys Rock Mountain: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Beacon Falls Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Little River Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Lantern Ridge Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Seymour Land Conservation Trust: 2.8 mi
- Mendell's Folly Preserve: 3.6 mi
Parks
- Victory Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Beacon Falls Town Recreation Field: 1.3 mi
- Volunteer Park: 1.6 mi
- French Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Lily Park: 2.7 mi
Historic sites
- The Cherry Blossom Tree: 2.2 mi
- Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 3.9 mi
- Fountain: 4.6 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 4.6 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 2.5 mi
- Naugatuck History Museum at the Tuttle House: 4.9 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 6.8 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Old Town Hall Museum: 8.9 mi
Beaches
- Jackson Cove Beach: 5.4 mi
- Zoar Beach: 5.6 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 11.2 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 13.9 mi
- Prospect Beach: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 56
- Bethany Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- SIS Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 8.3 mi
- Poet's Circle: 8.4 mi
- Biblical Garden: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 51
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.3 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.4 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 36
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.1 mi
- Millstone: 4.5 mi
- Millstone: 4.5 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 12.1 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 23
- Greetings from Waterbury: 8.9 mi
- Maori Head: 9.0 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 9.0 mi
- Ben Franklin: 9.0 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 9.7 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 13.4 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 14.9 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pond View: 10.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 11.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.3 mi
- Cedar Grove: 11.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.9 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 18.7 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 19.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 19.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 19.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 11.7 mi
- The Silver Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.0 miles of Matthies Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hill | NNW 341° | 292 m | 7.7 mi |
| Andrews Hill | N 358° | 275 m | 3.8 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | NNW 336° | 273 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mount Sanford | ENE 72° | 263 m | 7.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 35° | 263 m | 8.0 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NE 48° | 260 m | 7.6 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | NE 45° | 259 m | 5.8 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | ENE 63° | 253 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:42 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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