- Elevation, modelled
- 23 m
- Tallest summit within 11.7 miles
- Talcott Mountain276 m · 6.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)29.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7848, -72.6746
Saint Benedict Playground is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 23 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Willie Ware Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Saint Benedict Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 286° | 276 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mannantuck | ESE 117° | 273 m | 11.7 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ESE 117° | 272 m | 11.7 mi |
| Box Hill | E 84° | 252 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ely Mound | W 274° | 246 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 102° | 237 m | 9.9 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | SE 125° | 234 m | 10.8 mi |
| Birch Mountain | ESE 104° | 233 m | 10.2 mi |
- 29.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Willie Ware Park: 0.2 mi
- Julio Lozada Park: 0.5 mi
- Dominick Delucco Park: 0.6 mi
- Tunnel Park: 0.8 mi
- Keney Memorial Tower: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 0.7 mi
- William H. Putnam: 1.3 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 1.4 mi
- General Israel Putnam: 1.4 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 1.4 mi
Attractions
- Keney Tower: 0.8 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 1.5 mi
- Mark Twain House: 1.9 mi
- The Dreamyard: 4.1 mi
- Constitution Oak: 5.2 mi
Artworks
- Steamer: 0.9 mi
- Riverfront Relax: 0.9 mi
- Perserverence: 0.9 mi
- Jack: 1.0 mi
- Secession: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Keney Park: 1.1 mi
- Gully Green: 1.8 mi
- Matianuck Natural Area Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Short Reach Property: 2.7 mi
- Vanderbilt Park: 2.9 mi
Gardens
- Huntington Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Victorian Ornamental Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hudson Street Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Trinity College Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
Museums
- Old State House: 1.3 mi
- Butler-McCook Homestead: 1.7 mi
- Amos Bull House: 1.7 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 1.8 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Hill: 2.6 mi
- Johnson Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wickham Hill: 4.1 mi
- Cook Hill: 4.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 6.9 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 7.9 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cascades: 9.6 mi
- Case Falls: 9.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Crow Point: 6.1 mi
- Hart Meadow: 6.4 mi
- Garden Wall: 6.4 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 6.4 mi
- Superstructure: 6.6 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.6 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 18.8 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.9 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Ever Flowing Spring: 19.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.2 mi
- Big Spring: 20.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 12.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 18.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 11 mi
- Tolland · 17 mi
- Somers · 18 mi
- Longmeadow · 19 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 23 mi
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