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Brooklyn Recreation Park

Brooklyn Recreation Park from directly overhead

Brooklyn Recreation Park is a park in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 100 m. Sprague Hill stands 257 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Prince Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 0.7 miles off.

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What the record says

Elevation
100 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78691, -71.93548

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Israel Putnam Monument: 0.7 mi
  • Rotary Park: 2.0 mi
  • South Street Park: 2.3 mi
  • Killingly Little League Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Quinebaug Pond Boat Launch: 2.5 mi
Museums: 42
Artworks: 27
Waterfalls: 17
  • Cargill Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Spencer Rock Waterfall: 10.6 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 12.8 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 13.5 mi
Beaches: 16
Gardens: 13
  • Thread City Family Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 15.0 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 16.4 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 16.6 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
  • Thirsty Beaver: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic: 17.7 mi
  • Little Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Big Beach: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 14.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Brooklyn Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sprague HillNW 308°257 m8.8 mi
Jerimoth HillENE 62°256 m9.1 mi
Sherman HillNW 317°252 m8.4 mi
Wheaton HillNW 325°251 m8.9 mi
Sunset HillW 275°240 m7.4 mi
Clark HillW 265°235 m8.6 mi
Bear HillW 270°232 m8.5 mi
Kimball HillWNW 293°231 m5.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2319:00
June solstice05:1419:4520:27
September equinox06:3618:1018:47
December solstice07:1315:3616:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272836465665706962514132
Precip in4.13.44.44.73.74.33.94.24.34.74.14.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hampton, 6 mi away.

  • Lesser Maple Spanworm Moth30 obs
  • Large Maple Spanworm Moth28 obs
  • Gray Treefrog28 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle18 obs
  • Eastern Panthea Moth16 obs
  • Blue Dasher14 obs
  • Monarch13 obs
  • Faint-spotted Palthis Moth13 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/959615599

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