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Riverside Park

Riverside Park from directly overhead

Riverside Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Jerimoth Hill stands 256 m to the east-northeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is South Street Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 2.7 miles off.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates41.80361, -71.89667

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 47
Artworks: 43
Attractions: 25
Waterfalls: 19
  • Cargill Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 9.8 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 12.2 mi
  • Stepstone Falls: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 18
Gardens: 16
  • Thread City Family Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 17.3 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 18.4 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 14
Rest areas: 5
  • Thirsty Beaver: 19.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic: 17.6 mi
  • Little Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Big Beach: 21.2 mi
  • Site #36: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 16.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Riverside Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jerimoth HillENE 62°256 m6.8 mi
Whites HillNE 51°240 m8.1 mi
Pine HillNE 53°235 m8.8 mi
Kimball HillW 277°231 m6.7 mi
Prospect HillNNW 333°229 m6.8 mi
Hamlet HillNW 322°226 m7.5 mi
Alworth HillW 262°225 m6.2 mi
Mount HygeiaENE 64°224 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4420:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1215:3616:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/959619475

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