Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park
Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 104 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the northwest, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is John Zajac Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
How to reach it
- 24.4 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- John Zajac Park: 0.6 mi
- Giuffrida Memorial Outdoor Center YMCA: 1.0 mi
- North Farms Reservoir Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
- Saint John's Field: 1.7 mi
- Kronenberger Park: 2.0 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 1.2 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 4.2 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 4.6 mi
- Westfield Falls: 5.9 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
- Orchard And Spruce Glen: 1.3 mi
- King Property: 1.8 mi
- Black Pond State Wildlife Area: 2.1 mi
- Dinosaur Tract Park: 2.2 mi
- Town Open Space (Grieb Road): 2.7 mi
- Powder Hill: 1.4 mi
- Beseck Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Buckwheat Hill: 1.5 mi
- Markham Hill: 2.2 mi
- Camels Hump: 3.0 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 2.1 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.1 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.1 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.1 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 2.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 2.6 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 4.7 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 5.9 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 2.7 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 3.0 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 3.3 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- 1954: 3.5 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 4.1 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 6.7 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.0 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 7.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 2.1 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 3.6 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 10.1 mi
- Boating Side: 16.4 mi
- Waterfront: 16.4 mi
- First Tear: 6.4 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.3 mi
- snake: 8.6 mi
- Home: 11.0 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 11.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 7.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.1 mi
- Green Wall: 13.8 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 13.8 mi
- Crow Point: 16.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 3.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 3.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 8.3 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 15.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 24.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NW 316° | 301 m | 5.3 mi |
| East Peak | NW 317° | 277 m | 4.8 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NNE 28° | 272 m | 3.5 mi |
| Trimountain | SSE 150° | 232 m | 3.8 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | SSE 160° | 230 m | 4.7 mi |
| South Mountain | NW 323° | 220 m | 4.3 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | ENE 71° | 219 m | 1.4 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 341° | 217 m | 8.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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, 3 mi away.
- Mute Swan13 obs
- wineberry11 obs
- American pokeweed10 obs
- garlic mustard10 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee10 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk8 obs
- multiflora rose8 obs
- Great Blue Heron7 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/43440634
Day trips start here
- Essex · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 23 mi
- Old Saybrook · 25 mi
- Old Lyme · 28 mi
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