Johnson Hill Park
Johnson Hill Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. South Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is East Peak, a peak 1.0 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- East Peak: 1.0 mi
- West Peak: 1.3 mi
- South Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Cathole Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Markham Hill: 2.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.4 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 7.1 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 9.4 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 1.4 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 2.1 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 2.4 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 2.7 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 3.0 mi
- Riverbound Farm Sanctuary: 1.5 mi
- Quinnipiac Park: 1.5 mi
- Seeley Acres: 1.5 mi
- City Open Space (Grove Street): 1.7 mi
- Mountain Grove Swim Club: 1.7 mi
- Quinnipiac Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Diamond Hill Park: 1.5 mi
- American Legion Park: 1.6 mi
- Habershon Field: 1.7 mi
- Columbus Park: 1.9 mi
- Red Bridge: 1.5 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.8 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.8 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 2.8 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 2.8 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 4.0 mi
- Roaring Brook Falls: 6.6 mi
- Cascade: 6.6 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.7 mi
- Westfield Falls: 7.2 mi
- 1954: 5.5 mi
- Libby's Lump: 7.3 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 8.4 mi
- Hospital Rock: 10.3 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 10.4 mi
- Home: 9.0 mi
- First Tear: 9.1 mi
- Maori Head: 9.8 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 10.2 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 10.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 1.5 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 5.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 6.0 mi
- Boating Side: 11.8 mi
- Waterfront: 11.9 mi
- Green Wall: 10.8 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 10.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.0 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 3.7 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 5.3 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 6.7 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.1 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 25.0 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Johnson Hill Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Mountain | NW 324° | 313 m | 9.0 mi |
| Lindsley Hill | NW 311° | 312 m | 8.3 mi |
| West Peak | N 2° | 301 m | 1.3 mi |
| Becar Hill | NW 306° | 297 m | 9.1 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | NW 321° | 290 m | 7.8 mi |
| Southington Mountain | NW 306° | 281 m | 6.6 mi |
| East Peak | NNE 26° | 277 m | 1.0 mi |
| Higby Mountain | E 85° | 272 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
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 | 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.
- Mallard29 obs
- bloodroot23 obs
- Dutchman's breeches22 obs
- Mute Swan20 obs
- yellow trout lily19 obs
- Common Merganser18 obs
- rue anemone18 obs
- Ring-billed Gull17 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/43399676
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 26 mi
- Essex · 27 mi
- East Windsor · 30 mi
- Old Saybrook · 30 mi
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