Sharshon Park
Sharshon Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Drake Street Tot Lot, a park 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.
How to reach it
- 28.1 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Drake Street Tot Lot: 0.2 mi
- Bissell Bridge Boat Launch: 0.4 mi
- Woodland Park Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Stroh Park: 0.9 mi
- Pine Lane Cul-De-Sac Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Shad Run Vacant Land: 0.8 mi
- Town Open Space (79 Woodland Street): 1.0 mi
- Keney Park: 1.3 mi
- Matianuck Natural Area Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Vibert Road Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 1.5 mi
- VW: 3.2 mi
- 1964 Flood Prevention Project: 3.3 mi
- William H. Putnam: 3.3 mi
- Farm Tool: 3.3 mi
- Growing Roots Community Garden: 2.1 mi
- Huntington Community Garden: 3.4 mi
- Victorian Ornamental Garden: 3.7 mi
- Hudson Street Community Garden: 3.9 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 4.2 mi
- The Dreamyard: 2.5 mi
- Keney Tower: 2.9 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 3.6 mi
- Mark Twain House: 3.9 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 6.9 mi
- Cow Mermaid Statue: 2.6 mi
- Steamer: 2.6 mi
- Riverfront Relax: 2.7 mi
- Perserverence: 2.7 mi
- Jack: 2.9 mi
- Cook Hill: 2.7 mi
- Wickham Hill: 3.5 mi
- Tudor Hill: 3.5 mi
- Day Hill: 4.1 mi
- Laurel Park Hill: 4.3 mi
- Walter Fyler House Museum: 3.3 mi
- Old State House: 3.3 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 3.3 mi
- Windsor Historical Society: 3.3 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 3.5 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 7.2 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 8.6 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 9.0 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.0 mi
- Case Falls: 9.1 mi
- Crow Point: 7.4 mi
- Hart Meadow: 7.7 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 7.7 mi
- Garden Wall: 7.8 mi
- Superstructure: 8.1 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 13.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 15.9 mi
- Sandy Beach: 16.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 18.6 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 20.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 19.4 mi
- Big Spring: 20.4 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.0 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 12.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.8 miles of Sharshon Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | W 270° | 276 m | 7.4 mi |
| Mannantuck | SE 127° | 273 m | 11.8 mi |
| John Tom Hill | SE 127° | 272 m | 11.8 mi |
| Box Hill | E 93° | 252 m | 10.3 mi |
| Ely Mound | W 260° | 246 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 114° | 237 m | 9.5 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | SE 136° | 234 m | 11.2 mi |
| Birch Mountain | ESE 116° | 233 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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.
- eastern poison ivy49 obs
- sensitive fern45 obs
- Big Sand Tiger Beetle44 obs
- garlic mustard34 obs
- ground-ivy29 obs
- White-tailed Deer27 obs
- American Robin23 obs
- Common Raccoon21 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/43437231
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 9 mi
- Tolland · 15 mi
- Somers · 16 mi
- Longmeadow · 17 mi
- Hampden · 21 mi
- Storrs · 21 mi
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