- Elevation, modelled
- 17 m
- Tallest summit within 9.9 miles
- West Peak301 m · 9.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway18.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4248, -72.8309
Wharton Brook Natural Area Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 17 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pond Hill Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.9 miles of Wharton Brook Natural Area Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | N 356° | 301 m | 9.5 mi |
| East Peak | N 358° | 277 m | 9.1 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNE 28° | 272 m | 9.9 mi |
| Mount Sanford | WNW 293° | 263 m | 6.6 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NW 305° | 260 m | 9.4 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | WNW 295° | 253 m | 8.0 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | NW 305° | 246 m | 9.0 mi |
| Trimountain | ENE 64° | 232 m | 5.5 mi |
- 18.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pond Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Wharton Brook State Park: 0.3 mi
- Kendrick Park: 1.0 mi
- Pat Wall Field: 1.2 mi
- Forest Grove Park: 1.5 mi
Nature reserves
- Briar Ridge: 0.5 mi
- Pitch Pines Park: 0.6 mi
- Town Open Space (Mariot Circle & Cardinal Drive): 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Reskin & Field Drives): 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (Kondracki Lane): 1.5 mi
Museums
- Farming Museum: 1.8 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Jonathan Dickerman House: 3.6 mi
- Eli Whitney Museum: 7.4 mi
Peaks
- Pond Hill: 1.9 mi
- Spice Hill: 1.9 mi
- Mount Tom: 2.7 mi
- Mount Carmel: 3.1 mi
- North Hill: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Lyman Hall Monument: 2.1 mi
- South Quad: 3.4 mi
Gardens
- Wallingford Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 7.2 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 7.3 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 7.3 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 3.1 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 5.0 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 5.5 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 5.6 mi
Beaches
- Dossin Park Beach: 6.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 8.0 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 11.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 11.2 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 48
- Washington Trail monument: 5.2 mi
- Bear Cave: 6.7 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.9 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 8.2 mi
- 1954: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 36
- Henry Gould Lewis: 7.6 mi
- snake: 8.2 mi
- Turtle Statue: 8.5 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 8.9 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Bluff Head: 7.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 7.5 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Chimney Corner: 13.7 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Picnic Grove: 18.1 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 18.6 mi
- Pond View: 22.3 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 22.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 3.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 10.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 15.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 15.1 mi
Lighthouses: 3
- Keeper's Dwelling: 23.6 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 23.6 mi
- Fog Signal House: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 19.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 4 mi away.
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