Meriden Green
Meriden Green is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 37 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 25 miles off.
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 0.2 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 0.5 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 0.9 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 1.1 mi
- Barker Character, Comic, & Cartoon Museum: 4.9 mi
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 0.5 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.5 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.5 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.5 mi
- Red Bridge: 2.3 mi
- City Park: 0.6 mi
- Columbus Park: 0.6 mi
- Gilman Park: 0.7 mi
- Brookside Park: 0.8 mi
- Washington Park: 1.0 mi
- Markham Hill: 1.0 mi
- Buckwheat Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cathole Mountain: 1.3 mi
- South Mountain: 1.7 mi
- East Peak: 2.3 mi
- City Open Space (Grove Street): 1.1 mi
- Quinnipiac Park: 2.0 mi
- Cuno Camp: 2.2 mi
- Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park: 2.6 mi
- Higby Mountain Easement: 2.9 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 2.6 mi
- Westfield Falls: 5.2 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 5.4 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 5.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.7 mi
- 1954: 3.2 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 6.7 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 8.2 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 8.6 mi
- Libby's Lump: 9.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 5.0 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 7.7 mi
- First Tear: 6.8 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.9 mi
- Home: 8.8 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 10.3 mi
- snake: 11.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 2.3 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 3.7 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 8.2 mi
- Boating Side: 14.0 mi
- Waterfront: 14.1 mi
- Bluff Head: 10.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.8 mi
- Green Wall: 11.3 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 11.4 mi
- Whitestone Cliffs: 14.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 3.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 5.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 17.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 14.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Meriden Green. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | NW 305° | 301 m | 2.8 mi |
| Compounce Mountain | NW 312° | 290 m | 9.7 mi |
| Southington Mountain | WNW 299° | 281 m | 8.7 mi |
| East Peak | WNW 303° | 277 m | 2.3 mi |
| Higby Mountain | ENE 74° | 272 m | 3.2 mi |
| Mount Sanford | SW 235° | 263 m | 9.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | WSW 255° | 260 m | 9.7 mi |
| Talmadge Hill | WSW 253° | 246 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| 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.
- Dutchman's breeches14 obs
- common mugwort12 obs
- garlic mustard12 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle11 obs
- yellow trout lily10 obs
- American pokeweed10 obs
- bloodroot10 obs
- wild carrot10 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/659491201
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 24 mi
- Essex · 25 mi
- Old Saybrook · 27 mi
- East Windsor · 29 mi
- Old Lyme · 30 mi
Take the scenic way to Meriden Green.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.