- Elevation, modelled
- 202 m
- Tallest summit within 10.5 miles
- Grant Hill284 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16916.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:28local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6966, -72.3241
Columbia Recreation Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 202 m. Grant Hill stands 284 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Utley Hill Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 17 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Columbia Recreation Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Hill | NNW 339° | 284 m | 8.9 mi |
| Mannantuck | W 276° | 273 m | 7.7 mi |
| John Tom Hill | W 276° | 272 m | 7.7 mi |
| Box Hill | NW 317° | 252 m | 9.9 mi |
| Post Hill | SSW 203° | 239 m | 1.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | WNW 296° | 237 m | 9.3 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | W 270° | 234 m | 9.2 mi |
| Birch Mountain | WNW 294° | 233 m | 8.9 mi |
- 16.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 21.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 10.5 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Utley Hill Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Utley Hill Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Mono Pond State Park Reserve: 2.0 mi
- Rockledge Drive Open Space: 2.4 mi
- Willimantic Road Open Space: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Utley Hill: 0.6 mi
- Post Hill: 1.9 mi
- Clarks Hill: 2.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.0 mi
Parks
- Columbia Volunteer Fire Department Field: 1.3 mi
- Mono Pond Boat Launch: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Holbrook Pond Boat Launch: 3.1 mi
- Burnt Hill Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- dog memorial: 3.9 mi
- Wilcox Mill: 3.9 mi
- Wilcox Mill (Site of): 3.9 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 5.0 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 5.7 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Eastern Railroad Museum: 4.7 mi
- Jillison House Museum: 6.0 mi
- Windham Textile and History Museum: 6.2 mi
- Johnathan Trumbull Jr. House: 6.7 mi
- Zagray Farm Museum: 6.9 mi
Artworks
- Swifty: 6.0 mi
- Windy: 6.0 mi
- Willy: 6.0 mi
- Manny: 6.0 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 49
- fern and rock garden: 1.5 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 3.6 mi
- Mary's Garden: 6.0 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 6.3 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 6.7 mi
Waterfalls: 47
- Grayville Falls: 6.2 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 7.0 mi
- Cascade: 7.9 mi
- Cascades: 8.2 mi
- Cascades: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 41
- Old Porcelain Mine: 5.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 5.5 mi
- Wolf Rock: 7.2 mi
- Insect Hotel: 7.3 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 9.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 7.2 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 8.6 mi
- Flag Rock: 9.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 9.4 mi
- Crow Point: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 6
- Halls Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.5 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 21.0 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 23.7 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 4
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 13.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 13.7 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 18.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 6.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.0 mi
- Bara-Hack: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 6.6 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 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 8 mi away.
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