- Elevation, modelled
- 57 m
- Tallest summit within 9.6 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 9.1 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6759, -72.6858
Old Common is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 57 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Goff Brook Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space
- Operated by
- Town of Wethersfield
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Old Common. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | SSW 198° | 272 m | 9.1 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | ESE 113° | 265 m | 8.0 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | E 82° | 234 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 283° | 229 m | 7.7 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | ESE 122° | 228 m | 8.5 mi |
| Great Hill | SE 134° | 222 m | 9.4 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WSW 240° | 217 m | 8.1 mi |
| Minnechaug Mountain | ENE 69° | 215 m | 9.5 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Goff Brook Open Space: 0.1 mi
- Cricket Knoll Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Pyquaug Village Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Cedar Meadows Open Space: 0.5 mi
- 1860 Reservoir Open Space: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Maxwell Park: 0.4 mi
- Harvey Fuller Grounds: 1.3 mi
- Churchill Green: 1.5 mi
- Candlewyck Park: 1.5 mi
- Wolcott Green: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Hang-Dog Hill: 1.0 mi
- Vexation Hill: 1.1 mi
- Harriss Hill: 1.9 mi
- Wolcott Hill: 2.1 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 2.3 mi
Artworks
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 1.5 mi
- Home: 5.0 mi
- Pulaski: 5.9 mi
- Equality: 5.9 mi
- Stegosaurus: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Graffiti Arches: 2.7 mi
- Butler Grist Mill: 3.2 mi
- Warner Memorial: 3.2 mi
Museums
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 2.2 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 2.5 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 2.5 mi
- Silas W. Robbins House: 2.9 mi
- Kellog Eddy House & Museum: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 2.6 mi
- Dividend Falls: 3.4 mi
- Cascades: 5.3 mi
- Westfield Falls: 6.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.9 mi
Gardens
- Frank Weston Rose Garden: 2.7 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 3.0 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 3.0 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 4.4 mi
Attractions
- Constitution Oak: 3.0 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 6.3 mi
- Mark Twain House: 6.3 mi
- Keney Tower: 6.7 mi
- Hospital Rock: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Crow Point: 4.1 mi
- Green Wall: 7.8 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 7.8 mi
- South Wall: 8.6 mi
- Solar Panel: 8.6 mi
Beaches: 9
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 13.2 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 16.2 mi
- Boating Side: 18.5 mi
- Waterfront: 18.6 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 13.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 17.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Hermit spring: 23.1 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 18.7 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).
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 18 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 20 mi
- Tolland · 21 mi
- Storrs · 24 mi
- Willimantic · 24 mi
- Somers · 25 mi
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