- Elevation, modelled
- 161 m
- Tallest summit within 8.7 miles
- South Mountain313 m · 4.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway24.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5872, -72.9784
Wolcott Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 161 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the north-northeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Wolcott Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NNE 21° | 313 m | 4.5 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | NNE 15° | 312 m | 2.6 mi |
| Clinton Hill | NW 324° | 303 m | 2.6 mi |
| West Peak | ESE 104° | 301 m | 7.2 mi |
| Becar Hill | NNW 348° | 297 m | 2.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NW 325° | 295 m | 6.5 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | NNE 33° | 290 m | 3.7 mi |
| Holt Hill | NNW 337° | 288 m | 8.2 mi |
- 24.2 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Wolf Hill: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.2 mi
- Tame Buck Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bald Hill: 1.6 mi
- Southington Mountain: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Little League Field: 0.9 mi
- Forest Lane Property: 1.4 mi
- Garrigus Court Property: 1.8 mi
- Sloping Acres Park: 2.1 mi
- American Italian Civic Club Park: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Wolcott Green: 1.0 mi
- Sunrise Park: 1.2 mi
- Wolcott Dog Park: 1.5 mi
- Peterson Park: 1.7 mi
- Bucks Hill Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Rochambeau Monument: 3.1 mi
- Carrie Welton Fountain: 3.9 mi
- Clock-On-The-Green: 3.9 mi
- Veterans Monument: 3.9 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 4.0 mi
Museums
- Mattatuck Museum: 3.9 mi
- Bradley Barnes Museum: 5.3 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 5.8 mi
- Imagine Nation Children's Museum: 6.0 mi
- New England Carousel Museum: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 60
- Buttermilk Falls: 4.2 mi
- Cascade: 4.5 mi
- Cascades: 4.6 mi
- Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 7.4 mi
Gardens
- Japanese Garden: 5.4 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 5.4 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 5.5 mi
- Biblical Garden: 5.5 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 59
- Libby's Lump: 3.6 mi
- Rock House: 6.7 mi
- Tory's Den: 9.2 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 10.6 mi
- Hospital Rock: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 51
- Maori Head: 3.8 mi
- Ben Franklin: 4.1 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 4.1 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 4.1 mi
- Home: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 30
- Mattatuck Beach: 2.4 mi
- Boating Side: 4.5 mi
- Waterfront: 4.6 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 8.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Whitestone Cliffs: 4.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 6.9 mi
- Ravens Roost: 9.1 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 9.1 mi
- Green Wall: 10.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 3.9 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 12.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 4.6 mi
- Pond View: 23.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 23.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 23.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 23.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Cold Spring: 18.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.0 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 23.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 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, 9 mi away.
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