- Elevation, modelled
- 197 m
- Tallest summit within 8.7 miles
- South Mountain313 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway24.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5923, -73.0230
Bucks Hill Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 197 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is American Italian Civic Club Park, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.7 miles of Bucks Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NE 45° | 313 m | 5.5 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | NE 55° | 312 m | 3.6 mi |
| Lattin Hill | NW 325° | 310 m | 7.8 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 323° | 307 m | 7.8 mi |
| Clinton Hill | NNE 23° | 303 m | 1.9 mi |
| Becar Hill | NE 43° | 297 m | 2.7 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNW 343° | 295 m | 5.2 mi |
| Great Hill | SW 235° | 292 m | 7.1 mi |
- 24.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- American Italian Civic Club Park: 0.7 mi
- Wolcott Recreation Area: 2.3 mi
- Little League Field: 2.4 mi
- Sylvan Lake Park: 2.5 mi
- Camp Mattatuck: 2.6 mi
Peaks
- Bucks Hill: 1.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.1 mi
- Clinton Hill: 1.9 mi
- Wolf Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Sunrise Park: 1.2 mi
- Waterville Park: 1.4 mi
- City Mills Playground: 1.6 mi
- Fort Hill Park: 1.7 mi
- Huntington Avenue Playground: 1.8 mi
Museums
- Mattatuck Museum: 2.6 mi
- Watertown History Museum: 4.9 mi
- Lock Museum of America: 6.0 mi
- Railroad Museum of New England: 6.1 mi
- Imagine Nation Children's Museum: 6.7 mi
Historic sites
- Carrie Welton Fountain: 2.7 mi
- Clock-On-The-Green: 2.7 mi
- Soldiers' Monument: 2.7 mi
- Veterans Monument: 2.7 mi
- Father McGivney Monument: 2.8 mi
Gardens
- Japanese Garden: 3.8 mi
- Sustainable Garden: 3.9 mi
- Earthkind Rose Trial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Biblical Garden: 3.9 mi
- Shakespeare Garden: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 59
- Cascade: 2.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.7 mi
- Cascade: 4.2 mi
- Cascades: 6.0 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 54
- Rock House: 4.7 mi
- Libby's Lump: 5.2 mi
- Tory's Den: 8.8 mi
- Bethlehem Green Historic District: 10.1 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 51
- Ben Franklin: 2.8 mi
- Maori Head: 2.8 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 2.8 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 3.0 mi
- Jean Widmark: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Whitestone Cliffs: 2.6 mi
- Satan's Dog Bowl: 4.9 mi
- Ravens Roost: 8.8 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 8.9 mi
- Bethel Rock: 9.9 mi
Beaches: 20
- Waterfront: 3.0 mi
- Boating Side: 3.0 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 4.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 10.7 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Picnic Grove: 3.0 mi
- Pond View: 22.0 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 22.1 mi
- Oak Grove: 22.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Southington Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Cold Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.5 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Dudley Town: 22.6 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 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:41 | 16:26 |
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, 12 mi away.
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