Sylvan Lake Park
Sylvan Lake Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the east-northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Hill Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fort Hill Park: 0.9 mi
- Waterville Park: 1.2 mi
- Coe Park: 1.3 mi
- Huntington Avenue Playground: 1.6 mi
- Bunker Hill Playground: 2.1 mi
- Echo Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- American Italian Civic Club Park: 1.8 mi
- Camp Mattatuck: 2.3 mi
- Juniper Hill: 2.9 mi
- Fairhaven Tract: 2.9 mi
- Cascade: 1.8 mi
- Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.5 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 5.0 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 6.8 mi
- Nichols Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bucks Hill: 2.5 mi
- Mount Tobe: 2.9 mi
- Mount Fair: 3.1 mi
- Westside Hill: 3.3 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 2.5 mi
- Mattatuck Museum: 3.2 mi
- Railroad Museum of New England: 5.2 mi
- Middlebury Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Lock Museum of America: 6.3 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 3.2 mi
- Veterans Monument: 3.3 mi
- Father McGivney Monument: 3.3 mi
- Clock-On-The-Green: 3.3 mi
- Carrie Welton Fountain: 3.3 mi
- Japanese Garden: 3.4 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 3.4 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 3.4 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 3.4 mi
- Biblical Garden: 3.4 mi
- Ben Franklin: 3.3 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 3.3 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 3.5 mi
- Maori Head: 3.7 mi
- Jean Widmark: 10.4 mi
- Rock House: 2.9 mi
- Libby's Lump: 7.3 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 7.6 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 7.7 mi
- Tory's Den: 9.1 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 1.7 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 3.2 mi
- Bethel Rock: 7.9 mi
- Ravens Roost: 9.0 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Waterfront: 2.8 mi
- Boating Side: 2.8 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 6.6 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 10.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.8 mi
- Pond View: 21.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 21.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 21.7 mi
- Cedar Grove: 22.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 17.8 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Hermit spring: 18.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 20.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.7 mi
- Big Spring: 24.8 mi
- Dudley Town: 20.5 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Sylvan Lake Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | ENE 62° | 313 m | 7.2 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | ENE 73° | 312 m | 5.7 mi |
| Camp Hill | NNW 341° | 311 m | 7.3 mi |
| Lattin Hill | NNW 341° | 310 m | 6.3 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NNW 339° | 307 m | 6.2 mi |
| Clinton Hill | ENE 68° | 303 m | 3.5 mi |
| Becar Hill | ENE 71° | 297 m | 4.5 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 12° | 295 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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