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William Pitkin Park

William Pitkin Park from directly overhead

William Pitkin Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east-southeast, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Richard E. Gorman Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

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What to expect

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Town of East Hartford
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.74522, -72.59135
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
  • Goodwin Park: 1.1 mi
  • Addison Park: 1.2 mi
  • Emma and Nicholas DePietro Family Park: 1.5 mi
  • Millbrook Playground: 1.5 mi
  • Welles Park: 1.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • Constitution Oak: 3.9 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 4.1 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 4.5 mi
  • Keney Tower: 4.8 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls
  • Center Springs Falls: 4.2 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Case Falls: 5.4 mi
  • Cascades: 5.6 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 7.2 mi
Gardens: 56
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 2.9 mi
  • Growing Roots Community Garden: 3.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
  • Crow Point: 2.9 mi
  • Flag Rock: 8.0 mi
  • South Wall: 10.9 mi
  • Solar Panel: 10.9 mi
  • Superstructure: 10.9 mi
Beaches: 10
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.3 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 20.1 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 20.1 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of William Pitkin Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckESE 112°273 m6.6 mi
John Tom HillESE 112°272 m6.6 mi
Meshomasic MountainSSE 162°265 m8.4 mi
Box HillENE 61°252 m8.1 mi
Ely MoundWNW 287°246 m11.4 mi
Clark HillSSE 162°241 m10.9 mi
Lookout MountainE 83°237 m5.5 mi
Kongscut MountainSE 127°234 m5.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3916:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/951534721

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