Jocelyn Square
Jocelyn Square is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Hamilton Street Walkway, a park 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 10 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hamilton Street Walkway: 0.2 mi
- Little Nash Gardens: 0.2 mi
- Mechanic Street Triangle Dog Park: 0.3 mi
- Mulberry Jam Parklet: 0.4 mi
- The Park on Nash: 0.4 mi
- Reverend George W Hampton Corner: 0.4 mi
- Joseph W. Lenzi: 0.5 mi
- World War II Veteran's Memorial: 0.7 mi
- 29th Colored Regiment Monument: 0.7 mi
- Amistad Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Snake Rock: 0.9 mi
- Indian Head: 1.0 mi
- East Rock: 1.0 mi
- Whitney Peak: 1.5 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 1.7 mi
- Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Quarry Park Preserve: 1.7 mi
- West River Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.3 mi
- Palmieri Parcel: 2.3 mi
- West River Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Shell Beach: 4.7 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 5.0 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 5.0 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 5.0 mi
- Short Beach: 5.1 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 0.7 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Knot Garden: 0.7 mi
- Mansfield St. Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Bog Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cascade: 6.3 mi
- Sperry Falls: 6.3 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 6.8 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 4.8 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 5.7 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 9.1 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 10.3 mi
- Bear Cave: 10.8 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 1.2 mi
- John B Pierce: 1.4 mi
- An American Dream: 1.4 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 1.5 mi
- Turtle Statue: 1.6 mi
- Forbes Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Chimney Corner: 11.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.0 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.2 mi
- Bethel Rock: 21.8 mi
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 10.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.8 mi
- Pond View: 16.9 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 17.0 mi
- Oak Grove: 17.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 12.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.0 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.0 mi
- Fog Signal House: 15.0 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 17.2 mi
- Cold Spring: 0.9 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Jocelyn Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | N 349° | 263 m | 10.5 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 346° | 216 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 7° | 206 m | 8.2 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 330° | 193 m | 9.0 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 317° | 190 m | 7.0 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 306° | 183 m | 7.8 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NE 52° | 176 m | 9.5 mi |
| Peck Hill | WNW 303° | 171 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Haven Tweed AP, 4 mi away.
- White-throated Sparrow246 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel229 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly217 obs
- common mugwort190 obs
- American Robin185 obs
- Mourning Dove175 obs
- multiflora rose170 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk150 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/43437632
Day trips start here
- Essex · 27 mi
- Old Saybrook · 27 mi
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