- Elevation, modelled
- 50 m
- Tallest summit within 10.6 miles
- Scranton Mountain300 m · 10.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7459, -72.7679
Buena Vista Recreational Complex is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 50 m. Scranton Mountain stands 300 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Buena Vista Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Buena Vista Recreational Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton Mountain | W 276° | 300 m | 10.3 mi |
| Barnes Hill | WNW 288° | 283 m | 10.1 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | NNW 341° | 276 m | 4.8 mi |
| Taine Mountain | W 280° | 268 m | 7.7 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 272° | 262 m | 8.7 mi |
| East Hill | NW 318° | 261 m | 9.8 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | NW 311° | 257 m | 10.1 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NW 324° | 253 m | 9.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Buena Vista Hill: 0.3 mi
- Burnt Hill: 0.9 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 1.6 mi
- Killkenny Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Spice Bush Swamp: 0.9 mi
- Town of Farmington Property: 0.9 mi
- Mooney's Woods: 1.2 mi
- Town Open Space (West Gate Road): 1.5 mi
- Colt Park: 1.6 mi
Museums
Parks
- Wolcott Park: 1.5 mi
- Fernridge Park: 1.6 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Norfeldt Park: 1.7 mi
- Beachland Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- Noah Webster Statue: 1.7 mi
- Lamuel Haynes Memorial: 1.7 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 1.8 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 2.2 mi
Attractions
- Steven Sauter Rock: 2.7 mi
- Mark Twain House: 3.7 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 4.2 mi
- Will Warren's Den: 4.7 mi
- Hospital Rock: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 4.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 7.8 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 9.6 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 9.6 mi
- Whigville Falls: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 55
- Wolcott Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 2.6 mi
- 5-Sense Garden: 2.6 mi
- Jessie's Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Primary Garden: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 46
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 1.7 mi
- Sedna: 3.3 mi
- Painted Cow: 3.4 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 4.5 mi
- Pulaski: 4.9 mi
Cliffs: 19
- South Wall: 2.2 mi
- Solar Panel: 2.2 mi
- Superstructure: 2.2 mi
- Garden Wall: 2.9 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 3.0 mi
Beaches: 11
- Dossin Park Beach: 15.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 16.0 mi
- Boating Side: 16.1 mi
- Waterfront: 16.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 16.3 mi
Springs: 4
- Hermit spring: 16.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 17.1 mi
- Big Spring: 18.7 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 17.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Tolland · 22 mi
- Longmeadow · 23 mi
- Somers · 23 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 25 mi
- Storrs · 27 mi
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