- Elevation, modelled
- 56 m
- Tallest summit within 9.3 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 8.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6701, -72.6862
Maxwell Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 56 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyquaug Village Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.
- Operated by
- Town of Rocky Hill
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Maxwell Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | SSW 199° | 272 m | 8.7 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | ESE 110° | 265 m | 7.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 286° | 229 m | 7.7 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | ESE 120° | 228 m | 8.3 mi |
| Great Hill | SE 133° | 222 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WSW 243° | 217 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | W 264° | 207 m | 7.9 mi |
| Camels Hump | SSW 198° | 207 m | 9.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Pyquaug Village Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Goff Brook Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Cedar Meadows Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Cricket Knoll Open Space: 0.6 mi
- 1860 Reservoir Open Space: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Old Common: 0.4 mi
- Candlewyck Park: 1.3 mi
- Harvey Fuller Grounds: 1.5 mi
- Mill Brook Park: 1.8 mi
- Churchill Green: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Vexation Hill: 0.9 mi
- Hang-Dog Hill: 1.1 mi
- Harriss Hill: 2.2 mi
- Wolcott Hill: 2.4 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.5 mi
Artworks
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 1.5 mi
- Home: 4.9 mi
- Pulaski: 6.3 mi
- Equality: 6.3 mi
- Stegosaurus: 6.4 mi
Museums
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 2.5 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 2.5 mi
- Kellog Eddy House & Museum: 3.1 mi
- Silas W. Robbins House: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Graffiti Arches: 2.7 mi
- Butler Grist Mill: 2.9 mi
- Butler Saw Mill: 3.0 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 2.8 mi
- Dividend Falls: 3.2 mi
- Cascades: 5.3 mi
- Westfield Falls: 6.4 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.7 mi
Gardens
- Frank Weston Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 3.3 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 3.4 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 3.4 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Attractions
- Constitution Oak: 3.3 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 6.7 mi
- Mark Twain House: 6.7 mi
- Keney Tower: 7.1 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Crow Point: 4.4 mi
- Green Wall: 7.9 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 7.9 mi
- South Wall: 8.9 mi
- Solar Panel: 8.9 mi
Beaches: 8
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.9 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 12.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 16.0 mi
- Boating Side: 18.5 mi
- Waterfront: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.5 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 13.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Hermit spring: 23.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 5 mi away.
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