Nature reserve · Connecticut
Ray Park
Ray Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north, 10.0 miles off. The nearest named place is West Haven Green, a park 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 7.2 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1921
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of West Haven
How to reach it
Coordinates41.26792, -72.95454
- 7.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- West Haven Green: 0.3 mi
- Painter Park: 0.4 mi
- Old Grove Park: 0.7 mi
- Ken Strong Stadium: 0.8 mi
- Ralph Eberle Park: 0.8 mi
Museums
- Ward Heitmann House Museum: 0.6 mi
- National Art Museum of Sport: 1.6 mi
- The Hill Museum of Arts: 2.3 mi
- Connecticut Childrens Museum: 3.3 mi
- Yale Collection of Musical Instruments: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Shingle Hill Park: 0.9 mi
- Sandy Point Bird Sanctuary: 1.3 mi
- West River Memorial Park: 2.5 mi
- Manley Heights: 2.6 mi
- West River Wildlife Sanctuary: 3.0 mi
Peaks
- Shingle Hill: 1.1 mi
- Jones Hill: 1.8 mi
- Marsh Hill: 1.9 mi
- Allington Hill: 2.1 mi
- Chidsey Hill: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Wounded combat veterans’ monument: 2.1 mi
- Defenders’ Monument: 2.1 mi
- Bishop Clinton and Pastor Julia Mccarter Corner: 2.4 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 1.2 mi
- Prospect Beach: 1.4 mi
- Rocky Beach: 2.4 mi
- Oyster River Beach: 2.7 mi
- Swift St. Beach: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 48
- Truman Street Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- Yale Landscape Lab: 2.4 mi
- Peace Garden At West River: 2.6 mi
- Knot Garden: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls: 36
- Cascade: 4.6 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 5.5 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 7.4 mi
- Farmill River Falls: 7.7 mi
- Sperry Falls: 8.1 mi
Artworks: 21
- John B Pierce: 2.6 mi
- An American Dream: 2.6 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 3.9 mi
- Turtle Statue: 4.3 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 18
- PEZ Visitor Center: 2.2 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.3 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 10.2 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 12.6 mi
- Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Forbes Bluff: 2.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 12.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 16.6 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 16.8 mi
- Bethel Rock: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 12.4 mi
- Pond View: 15.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 15.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 4.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 4.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 16.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 11.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 11.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 11.1 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 13.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 4.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 13.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Ray Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | N 4° | 216 m | 10.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NNE 16° | 206 m | 11.7 mi |
| Great Hill | NW 308° | 202 m | 10.7 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | N 349° | 193 m | 11.1 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 343° | 190 m | 8.6 mi |
| Peck Hill | NNW 332° | 183 m | 8.6 mi |
| Peck Hill | NNW 330° | 171 m | 8.4 mi |
| Walnut Tree Hill | WNW 283° | 171 m | 11.5 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 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.
- Atlantic Horseshoe Crab107 obs
- American Herring Gull85 obs
- American Oystercatcher60 obs
- Dark-eyed Junco59 obs
- Brant54 obs
- Ring-billed Gull51 obs
- Black-bellied Plover46 obs
- Semipalmated Sandpiper45 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/43399765
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