- Elevation, modelled
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 11.9 miles
- Pine Cone323 m · 10.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)21.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9006, -72.6821
John R. Welch Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 13 m. Pine Cone stands 323 m to the west-northwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Tobacco Ridge Open Space (3 Parcels), a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Windsor
- Access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of John R. Welch Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Cone | WNW 289° | 323 m | 10.3 mi |
| West Ledge | W 269° | 305 m | 9.9 mi |
| Talcott Mountain | SW 224° | 276 m | 8.6 mi |
| East Hill | WSW 253° | 261 m | 11.5 mi |
| Onion Mountain | WSW 255° | 253 m | 10.5 mi |
| Ely Mound | SW 220° | 246 m | 9.7 mi |
| Weed Hill | WNW 287° | 241 m | 9.3 mi |
| Broad Hill | WNW 293° | 238 m | 9.4 mi |
- 21.9 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 25.1 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
Parks
- Tobacco Ridge Open Space (3 Parcels): 0.9 mi
- Phelps Meadow Open Space (Section 1) 2 Parcels: 1.0 mi
- outdoor classroom: 1.3 mi
- Rainbow Reservoir Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Southwest Family Park: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Lighthouse Hill: 1.0 mi
- Day Hill: 2.2 mi
- Barrett Hill: 2.7 mi
- Birges Hill: 3.3 mi
- Cook Hill: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Tim Coyne Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Connecticut Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 3.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Soldiers Memorial Hall: 3.3 mi
- Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 3.3 mi
Museums
- Tobacco Museum: 1.1 mi
- New England Air Museum: 3.3 mi
- Vintage Radio & Communications Museum of CT: 3.4 mi
- Windsor Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Walter Fyler House Museum: 3.8 mi
Artworks
- Cow: 4.7 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 5.8 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 7.3 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 7.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 8.4 mi
Gardens: 60
- Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 5.7 mi
- Back Garden: 6.1 mi
- Front Garden: 6.1 mi
- Front Garden: 6.1 mi
- Side Garden: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 54
- C-7A "Caribou": 3.3 mi
- HU-16E "Albatross": 3.3 mi
- A-3B "Skywarrior": 3.3 mi
- Smaug's Lair sign: 3.9 mi
- Drake High Road Bridge: 6.4 mi
Waterfalls: 50
- Northgate Falls: 8.8 mi
- Westledge Trail Cascades: 9.1 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 9.1 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 9.3 mi
- Beach Brook Falls: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Hart Meadow: 10.1 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 10.2 mi
- Garden Wall: 10.2 mi
- Superstructure: 11.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 11.1 mi
Beaches: 7
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 7.8 mi
- Babbs Beach: 9.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.1 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 20.0 mi
- Holland Beach: 20.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Ever Flowing Spring: 16.5 mi
- Big Spring: 16.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 19.0 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 20.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 10.4 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gay City State Park: 17.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
- East Windsor · 6 mi
- Longmeadow · 12 mi
- Somers · 13 mi
- Tolland · 16 mi
- Hampden · 18 mi
- Holyoke · 21 mi
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