- Elevation, modelled
- 39 m
- Tallest summit within 8.6 miles
- Pleasure Hill172 m · 6.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1693.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5685, -72.0538
Taftville Playground is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 39 m. Pleasure Hill stands 172 m to the northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is East Pratte Avenue Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.1 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Norwich
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.6 miles of Taftville Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasure Hill | NW 325° | 172 m | 6.9 mi |
| Raymond Hill | SW 231° | 170 m | 8.3 mi |
| Scott Hill | W 260° | 165 m | 8.4 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | N 8° | 163 m | 7.1 mi |
| Prentice Mountain | SE 129° | 163 m | 7.8 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | WNW 297° | 160 m | 5.2 mi |
| Mason Hill | WNW 294° | 158 m | 6.9 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | WSW 244° | 153 m | 4.9 mi |
- 3.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 9.9 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 9.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 21.1 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- East Pratte Avenue Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Schiller Street Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Hunters Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Norwich Avenue Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Norwich Avenue Open Space: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Firefighters Memorial: 0.2 mi
- World War I Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
- Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park: 0.7 mi
- Sachem Park: 1.3 mi
- Occum Playground: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Mill Brook Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Miantonomo: 1.3 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 3.4 mi
- plaque: 6.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.8 mi
Peaks
- Ox Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bundy Hill: 1.7 mi
- Round Hill: 2.8 mi
- Jail Hill: 3.0 mi
- Campbell Hill: 3.4 mi
Museums
- Leffingwell House Museum: 2.4 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 2.5 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 2.5 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 2.6 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 2.7 mi
Beaches: 41
- Moosup Pond Beach: 14.8 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 15.0 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 16.1 mi
- Williams Beach: 16.2 mi
- Groton Beach: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 38
- Promised Day: 3.2 mi
- Nevertheless: 3.2 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.8 mi
- River Blue: 5.6 mi
- Sparky: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 34
- Yantic Falls: 3.0 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.3 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.4 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 30
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 2.4 mi
- Mary's Garden: 12.9 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 13.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 13.2 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 17.3 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 17.4 mi
- Coney Rock: 17.5 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 19.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 14.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 15.2 mi
- Powder House: 15.6 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 24.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 20.9 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 20.9 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.9 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Bara-Hack: 21.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 10.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
Private beta · Free to join
Take the scenic way to Taftville Playground.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.