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Union Square

Union Square from directly overhead

Union Square is a park in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 59 m. Good Hill stands 292 m to the north-northwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedarland Park, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 16 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
59 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.47204, -73.22428

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Charcoal Hearth: 3.6 mi
  • Peter and Valerie Aiksnoras: 3.8 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth Site: 3.8 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 4.0 mi
  • Candle wall: 4.3 mi
Beaches: 58
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 4.6 mi
  • Zoar Beach: 6.7 mi
  • North Beach: 12.3 mi
  • South Beach: 12.3 mi
  • Pine Ledge: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 52
Waterfalls: 49
  • Southford Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 4.0 mi
  • East Meadow Brook Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 8.2 mi
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 7.1 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 10.9 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 10.9 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 10.9 mi
  • Lesser Evil: 11.0 mi
Cliffs: 14
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 10.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 10.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 11.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 16.1 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 16.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 16.4 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 17.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Union Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Good HillNNW 342°292 m6.0 mi
Great HillNE 47°292 m6.2 mi
Blackmans HillNNE 31°282 m5.6 mi
Andrews HillE 83°275 m7.0 mi
Woodruff HillENE 77°273 m5.3 mi
Botsford HillWNW 303°267 m7.3 mi
Hoop Pole HillN 350°264 m6.5 mi
Grassy HillNNW 341°256 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2919:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 11 mi away.

  • Spongy Moth73 obs
  • Eastern Tent Caterpillar Moth64 obs
  • Monarch55 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail55 obs
  • Snowberry Clearwing55 obs
  • Tree Swallow54 obs
  • Orange-tipped Oakworm Moth45 obs
  • Eastern Bluebird43 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/359283279

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