- Elevation
- 12 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- West Peak301 m · 6.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway20.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4718, -72.8234
Emerson Leonard Wildlife Area is a park in Connecticut, at a recorded 12 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the north, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is PNA Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 21 miles off.
- Elevation
- 12 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Emerson Leonard Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | N 350° | 301 m | 6.3 mi |
| East Peak | N 354° | 277 m | 5.9 mi |
| Higby Mountain | NE 38° | 272 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Sanford | W 264° | 263 m | 6.5 mi |
| Turkey Hill | WNW 291° | 263 m | 9.7 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WNW 285° | 260 m | 8.4 mi |
| Hopkins Hill | W 276° | 259 m | 9.7 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | W 271° | 253 m | 7.6 mi |
- 20.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- PNA Park: 0.2 mi
- Harrison Park: 0.6 mi
- Triangular Park: 0.7 mi
- Lakeside Park: 0.8 mi
- Community Pool: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Community Lake: 0.3 mi
- Turnpike Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Jenna Road): 0.7 mi
- Town Open Space (Lynn Drive & Mohican Lane): 0.8 mi
- Watrous Woods: 1.2 mi
Museums
- Wallingford Historical Society: 1.0 mi
- Wallingford Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 4.7 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 4.7 mi
- Farming Museum: 5.0 mi
Peaks
- Mount Tom: 1.1 mi
- Cook Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spice Hill: 1.8 mi
- Jinny Hill: 3.1 mi
- Pond Hill: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
- Lyman Hall Monument: 1.1 mi
- Wallingford World War I Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Wallingford World War II Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Wallingford Korean War Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Red Bridge: 3.6 mi
Waterfalls
- Spruce Glen Falls: 2.6 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 4.1 mi
- Stair Brook Falls: 6.1 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.2 mi
Gardens
- Wallingford Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 6.0 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 10.2 mi
- Pardee Rose Garden: 10.3 mi
Beaches: 56
- Dossin Park Beach: 3.6 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 5.5 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.0 mi
- Hotchkiss Cove Beach: 14.2 mi
- Hotchkiss Grove Beach: 14.4 mi
Attractions: 55
- Washington Trail monument: 4.6 mi
- 1954: 7.0 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 7.9 mi
- Bear Cave: 8.6 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 9.0 mi
Artworks: 54
- snake: 9.0 mi
- First Tear: 10.0 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 10.7 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 10.8 mi
- Turtle Statue: 11.4 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Bluff Head: 7.8 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 8.3 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Green Wall: 15.8 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Wallingford Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 8.2 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 17.6 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 17.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Grove: 15.9 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 21.5 mi
- Pond View: 23.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 24.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 18.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:41 | 16:25 |
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, 3 mi away.
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