- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 12.4 miles
- High Rock216 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway12.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.2714, -72.8463
Lions Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 9 m. High Rock stands 216 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Branford Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Lions Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Rock | NNW 333° | 216 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pistapaug Mountain | NNE 27° | 210 m | 12.4 mi |
| Mount Carmel | NNW 348° | 206 m | 11.2 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 314° | 190 m | 11.4 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 308° | 183 m | 12.2 mi |
| Totoket Mountain | NNE 25° | 176 m | 9.6 mi |
| Peck Hill | NW 306° | 171 m | 12.0 mi |
| Quonnipaug Mountain | NE 41° | 167 m | 11.4 mi |
- 12.8 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
- 26.0 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Branford Hill: 0.3 mi
- Beacon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cherry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 2.0 mi
- Raynham Hill: 2.3 mi
Museums
- Connecticut Trolley Museum: 0.5 mi
- The Shore Line Trolley Museum: 0.9 mi
- Harrison House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Connecticut Childrens Museum: 4.7 mi
- Stony Creek Museum: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Beacon Hill Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Short Beach Preserve: 0.7 mi
- East Haven Marsh Wildlife Area: 0.9 mi
- Farm River State Park: 1.4 mi
- Bradford Nature Preserve: 1.8 mi
Parks
- Pardee Park: 0.8 mi
- East Haven Town Green: 1.1 mi
- Parker Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Margaret Tucker Park: 1.4 mi
- Branford River Boat Launch: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Marquis de LaFayette Encampment: 1.1 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Oak: 1.1 mi
- World War Memorial: 1.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 1.2 mi
- East Haven Fire Department Memorial: 1.2 mi
Beaches
- Short Beach: 1.4 mi
- Front Beach: 1.4 mi
- Victoria Beach: 2.1 mi
- Sunset Beach: 2.1 mi
- Momauguin Beach: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 48
- Grand Acres Community Garden: 3.5 mi
- English Street Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Ferry Street Farm: 4.1 mi
- Knot Garden: 5.0 mi
- Washington Ave Community Garden: 5.0 mi
Waterfalls: 37
- Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Wintergreen Falls: 8.1 mi
- Cascade: 9.8 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 9.9 mi
- Sperry Falls: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 24
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 7.0 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 7.9 mi
- Bear Cave: 9.8 mi
- Dodge Dump Truck: 12.8 mi
Artworks: 21
- John B Pierce: 5.0 mi
- An American Dream: 5.0 mi
- Henry Gould Lewis: 5.2 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 5.8 mi
- Turtle Statue: 6.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
- Pond View: 20.4 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 20.5 mi
- Oak Grove: 20.9 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.5 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.5 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Forbes Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Chimney Corner: 7.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.4 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.4 mi
- Pine Ledge: 21.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 15.7 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 15.7 mi
- Fog Signal House: 15.7 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 18.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Pleasure Beach: 18.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 5.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 2 mi away.
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