- Elevation, modelled
- 43 m
- Tallest summit within 10.9 miles
- Barnes Hill283 m · 10.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)29.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7656, -72.7523
Fernridge Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 43 m. Barnes Hill stands 283 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mooney's Woods, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Fernridge Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Hill | W 279° | 283 m | 10.5 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | NW 323° | 276 m | 4.0 mi |
| Taine Mountain | W 269° | 268 m | 8.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 264° | 262 m | 9.6 mi |
| East Hill | NW 309° | 261 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | WNW 302° | 257 m | 9.9 mi |
| Onion Mountain | NW 315° | 253 m | 9.3 mi |
| Ely Mound | NW 305° | 246 m | 3.2 mi |
- 29.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Mooney's Woods: 0.4 mi
- Bugbee School Woods: 0.7 mi
- Spice Bush Swamp: 0.8 mi
- Westmoor Park: 0.9 mi
- Orchard Preserve: 1.3 mi
Parks
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Norfeldt Park: 1.1 mi
- Westmoor Park: 1.2 mi
- Buena Vista Recreational Complex: 1.6 mi
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Lamuel Haynes Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Noah Webster Statue: 0.6 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 0.7 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 1.2 mi
Peaks
- Hamilton Hill: 1.0 mi
- Johnson Hill: 1.5 mi
- Buena Vista Hill: 1.5 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 2.4 mi
- Killkenny Rocks: 2.4 mi
Gardens
- Butterfly & Hummingbird Garden: 1.2 mi
- 5-Sense Garden: 1.2 mi
- Jessie's Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Primary Garden: 1.2 mi
- Shade Garden: 1.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
- Steven Sauter Rock: 2.0 mi
- Mark Twain House: 2.6 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 3.1 mi
- Keney Tower: 4.0 mi
- Heublein Tower: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 5.0 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 9.4 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 10.1 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 10.1 mi
- Dividend Falls: 10.3 mi
Artworks: 54
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 0.7 mi
- Painted Cow: 1.8 mi
- Sedna: 1.9 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Stone Field Sculpture: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 18
- South Wall: 2.5 mi
- Solar Panel: 2.5 mi
- Superstructure: 2.5 mi
- Garden Wall: 2.7 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 12
- Lake Beseck Beach: 17.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 17.4 mi
- Boating Side: 17.4 mi
- Waterfront: 17.5 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 17.7 mi
Springs: 4
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 17.0 mi
- Big Spring: 18.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 16.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Grove: 17.5 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 20.4 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 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 14 mi
- Longmeadow · 21 mi
- Tolland · 21 mi
- Somers · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 25 mi
- Storrs · 26 mi
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