- Elevation, modelled
- 142 m
- Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
- Clark Hill241 m · 9.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16917.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5829, -72.3480
Colchester Recreation Complex is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 142 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the west, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Schuster Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 17 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Colchester
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Colchester Recreation Complex. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Hill | W 275° | 241 m | 9.2 mi |
| Post Hill | N 5° | 239 m | 6.1 mi |
| Burnt Hill | NNW 346° | 229 m | 7.7 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | W 281° | 228 m | 10.4 mi |
| New Boston Hill | NNW 342° | 217 m | 9.9 mi |
| Utley Hill | N 5° | 209 m | 7.9 mi |
| Baker Hill | W 272° | 204 m | 7.3 mi |
| Gates Hill | NE 45° | 204 m | 9.8 mi |
- 17.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 23.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Schuster Park: 0.5 mi
- Colchester Fish and Game Club: 1.0 mi
- CT Salmon River State Park: 1.7 mi
- Little League Baseball Park: 3.2 mi
- Lake Hayward Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
Museums
- Colchester Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Colchester Hayward Volunteer Fire Company Museum: 1.1 mi
- Zagray Farm Museum: 1.1 mi
- Salem Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Johnathan Trumbull Jr. House: 7.9 mi
Peaks
- Mill Hill: 1.0 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.7 mi
- Jeremiahs Back: 1.7 mi
- Halls Hill: 1.7 mi
- Buckley Hill: 2.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Robert's Ridge Parcel: 1.3 mi
- Old Harasimowitz Property: 1.5 mi
- Camp Connecticut: 1.5 mi
- Ella Bernstein Trust: 1.6 mi
- Old Bernstein Property: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Wilcox Mill (Site of): 4.0 mi
- Wilcox Mill: 4.0 mi
- Major General Joseph Spencer: 6.7 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 7.8 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Face in Tree: 10.7 mi
- Swifty: 11.3 mi
- Windy: 11.3 mi
- Willy: 11.4 mi
- Manny: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 52
- Grayville Falls: 2.3 mi
- Day Pond Brook Falls: 4.8 mi
- Moodus Falls: 6.3 mi
- Chapman Falls: 6.9 mi
- Tartia Falls: 7.3 mi
Gardens: 51
- fern and rock garden: 6.9 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 7.2 mi
- Rain Garden: 8.2 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 8.3 mi
- Gingers Garden: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 44
- Eagle Rock: 5.4 mi
- Mill Turbine: 6.5 mi
- Devil's Oven: 7.3 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 7.5 mi
- Insect Hotel: 8.3 mi
Beaches: 39
- Kiddie's Beach: 18.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 19.0 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 19.7 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 19.9 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 19.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
- Candlewood Ledge: 13.1 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 14.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 14.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 15.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 7
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 14.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 8.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 11.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 12.5 mi
- Old Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 19.8 mi
- Powder House: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 14 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 1 mi
- Willimantic · 11 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 12 mi
- Montville · 13 mi
- Norwich · 14 mi
- Essex · 16 mi
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