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John J. Boccuzzi Park

John J. Boccuzzi Park from directly overhead

John J. Boccuzzi Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kosciuszko Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 4.9 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.03327, -73.54509

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Beaches
Artworks
  • Stamford Cone: 1.0 mi
  • Samford Sign: 1.3 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 1.4 mi
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 3.6 mi
  • The Millenium Sundial: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
Peaks
Gardens
  • Holly Grove: 2.6 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Tropical Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Wildflower garden: 6.9 mi
  • Sensory Garden: 6.9 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 27
  • The Meadow: 6.4 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 11.5 mi
  • Lower Education Area: 11.5 mi
  • Pell Hill: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 13
Lighthouses: 11
Waterfalls: 9
  • Farms Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Cascade: 15.3 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Cascade: 16.6 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 17.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 6.9 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 6.9 mi
  • Long Island Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 15.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of John J. Boccuzzi Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongNNW 339°229 m14.4 mi
Guard HillNW 326°226 m14.4 mi
Fox HillN 351°223 m15.3 mi
Chappaqua HillNW 309°219 m15.1 mi
Sarles HillWNW 302°216 m15.0 mi
McKesson HillNW 312°213 m15.7 mi
Buttermilk HillWNW 291°211 m14.8 mi
Becks HillN 6°208 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:06
June solstice05:2319:4920:31
September equinox06:4218:1718:53
December solstice07:1715:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 6 mi away.

  • Canada Goose48 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly46 obs
  • Great Egret35 obs
  • Mallard34 obs
  • American Robin29 obs
  • Common Snapping Turtle26 obs
  • Osprey26 obs
  • Common Gull25 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/43398606

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