Nature reserve · Connecticut
Platt Park
Platt Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Good Hill stands 292 m to the north, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Southbury
How to reach it
Coordinates41.47429, -73.24467
- 16.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Rattlesnake Hill: 0.2 mi
- Durkee Hill: 0.9 mi
- Horse Hill: 1.5 mi
- Flat Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ichabod Hill: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Platt Park: 0.4 mi
- Traditions Park: 0.7 mi
- Union Square: 1.1 mi
- George Ewald Park: 1.2 mi
- Ballantine Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Old Town Hall Museum: 0.4 mi
- Glebe House Museum: 4.8 mi
- Everwonder Childrens Museum: 5.6 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Cedarland Park: 1.0 mi
- Koons Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Fox Hollow Preserve: 1.7 mi
- The Nature Conservancy Shepaug Dam (Owned): 2.6 mi
- Janie Pierce Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Candle wall: 3.9 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 3.9 mi
- In Memory of George Washington: 4.3 mi
- Charcoal Hearth Site: 4.4 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 4.8 mi
Beaches: 55
- Jackson Cove Beach: 5.2 mi
- Zoar Beach: 7.3 mi
- North Beach: 11.2 mi
- South Beach: 11.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.2 mi
Gardens: 53
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 4.8 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 10.2 mi
- Poet's Circle: 10.3 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 10.3 mi
- Biblical Garden: 10.3 mi
Waterfalls: 48
- Southford Falls: 4.3 mi
- Prydden Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 7.2 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 9.1 mi
- Spruce Brook Falls: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 26
- Millstone: 4.2 mi
- Millstone: 4.3 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 7.6 mi
- Indian village: 10.3 mi
- New Milford Tank: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 20
- Jean Widmark: 6.7 mi
- Lesser Evil: 10.1 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 11.3 mi
- greek letter pi: 11.6 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Bethel Rock: 5.1 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 9.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.5 mi
- Kelly Slide: 13.0 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 14.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Pond View: 10.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 11.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 11.1 mi
- Cedar Grove: 11.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Danbury Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Tongue Point Light: 21.5 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.4 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.4 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
- Cold Spring: 20.2 mi
- The Silver Spring: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 22.0 mi
- Dudley Town: 23.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Platt Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Hill | N 351° | 292 m | 5.6 mi |
| Great Hill | NE 54° | 292 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blackmans Hill | NE 40° | 282 m | 6.0 mi |
| Greenleaf Hill | NNW 337° | 282 m | 7.7 mi |
| Woodruff Hill | E 80° | 273 m | 6.3 mi |
| Botsford Hill | NW 307° | 267 m | 6.4 mi |
| Hoop Pole Hill | N 359° | 264 m | 6.2 mi |
| Booth Hill | NNW 337° | 257 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43398276
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