Nature reserve · Connecticut
Newton Road Park
Newton Road Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Prospect Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Woodbridge Park Association
How to reach it
Coordinates41.36285, -73.00571
- 9.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Prospect Hill: 0.6 mi
- Peck Hill: 1.6 mi
- Round Hill: 1.7 mi
- Peck Hill: 1.8 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- McLaughlin Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Alice Newton Street Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 0.9 mi
- McGuire Lot: 0.9 mi
- Indian Trail Pond: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Old Mill Foundation: 1.8 mi
- Holocaust Memorial: 3.8 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 4.0 mi
- Spanish-American War Memorial: 4.3 mi
- Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 4.6 mi
Parks
- South Genesee Park: 2.5 mi
- Hilltop Playground: 2.6 mi
- Beverly Hills Triangle: 2.7 mi
- West River Open Space: 2.8 mi
- Warsaw Park: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Seymour Historical Society Museum: 4.4 mi
- One Hundred Second Infantry Regiment Museum: 4.6 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 5.3 mi
- The Hill Museum of Arts: 5.4 mi
- Osborne Homestead Museum: 5.4 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 8.0 mi
- Prospect Beach: 8.2 mi
- Oyster River Beach: 8.9 mi
- Rocky Beach: 8.9 mi
- Zoar Beach: 8.9 mi
Gardens: 51
- New Haven Botanical Garden of Healing: 3.2 mi
- Bethany Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Newhallville Street Garden: 4.4 mi
- Hazel St Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls: 48
- Wepawaug Falls: 0.9 mi
- Sperry Falls: 1.7 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 2.3 mi
- Cascade: 4.3 mi
- Hopp Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 31
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.2 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 6.9 mi
- Millstone: 10.5 mi
- Millstone: 10.6 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 25
- End of the Line/West Rock: 3.5 mi
- Turtle Statue: 4.5 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 4.6 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 5.6 mi
- An American Dream: 5.6 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Forbes Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 16.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 16.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 16.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.8 mi
- Pond View: 12.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 12.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 12.8 mi
- Cedar Grove: 13.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 15.4 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 16.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 5.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Newton Road Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | NNE 23° | 263 m | 7.5 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | N 359° | 259 m | 8.6 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NNE 13° | 253 m | 7.8 mi |
| Hunters Mountain | NNW 331° | 246 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mulberry Hill | N 354° | 238 m | 8.4 mi |
| Huntington Hill | NNW 337° | 237 m | 8.4 mi |
| Moose Hill | WNW 295° | 231 m | 6.5 mi |
| Fivemile Hill | WNW 303° | 223 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 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, 5 mi away.
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