- Elevation, modelled
- 13 m
- Tallest summit within 11.0 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 10.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway9.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3110, -72.9397
Kensington Street Playground is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 13 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapel-Day Sitting Plaza, a park 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 9.0 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Kensington Street Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | N 357° | 263 m | 10.4 mi |
| High Rock | N 359° | 216 m | 7.0 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NNE 17° | 206 m | 8.7 mi |
| Great Hill | WNW 292° | 202 m | 9.9 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NW 322° | 199 m | 10.1 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 340° | 193 m | 8.5 mi |
| Round Hill | NNW 328° | 190 m | 6.2 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 314° | 183 m | 6.7 mi |
- 9.0 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Chapel-Day Sitting Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Garden Street Park`: 0.1 mi
- Rainbow Park: 0.2 mi
- Orchard-Gilbert Neighborhood Park: 0.2 mi
- Monitor Square: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Gag Jr's Corner: 0.3 mi
- Bishop Tutu Corner: 0.6 mi
- Bishop William M Philpot Sr Corner: 0.6 mi
- Bishop James Varick Corner: 0.6 mi
- World War I Cenotaph: 0.7 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
- West River Wildlife Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- West River Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Maltby Lakes: 2.4 mi
- Pond Lily Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- West Rock Nature Center: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Allington Hill: 2.1 mi
- East Rock: 2.1 mi
- Mill Rock: 2.2 mi
- Indian Head: 2.2 mi
- Snake Rock: 2.3 mi
Beaches
- Sea Bluff Beach: 4.3 mi
- Prospect Beach: 4.5 mi
- Shell Beach: 5.0 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 5.5 mi
- Rocky Beach: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 49
- Peace Garden At West River: 0.7 mi
- Winchester Garden: 0.8 mi
- Knot Garden: 0.9 mi
- Mansfield St. Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Meadow: 1.0 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Wintergreen Falls: 2.8 mi
- Cascade: 4.7 mi
- Sperry Falls: 5.5 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 5.6 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- PEZ Visitor Center: 4.4 mi
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 5.8 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.1 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 11.8 mi
- Bear Cave: 12.3 mi
Artworks: 22
- An American Dream: 0.7 mi
- John B Pierce: 0.7 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 0.9 mi
- Turtle Statue: 1.3 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 1.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Forbes Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Chimney Corner: 12.6 mi
- Bluff Head: 14.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 14.6 mi
- Bethel Rock: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.3 mi
- Pond View: 15.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 15.4 mi
- Oak Grove: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 6.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 6.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.6 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 13.9 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 13.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 13.9 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 15.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 1.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 15.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:28 | 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).
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, 5 mi away.
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