Washington Park
Washington Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. West Peak stands 301 m to the west-northwest, 3.7 miles off. The nearest named place is City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 26 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
How to reach it
- 25.6 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- City of Meriden WWII Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- City of Meriden World War II Roll of Honor: 0.6 mi
- Connecticut Law Enforcement Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Brookside Park: 0.7 mi
- City Park: 0.8 mi
- Saint John's Field: 0.8 mi
- Baldwin Pond Park: 0.9 mi
- Meriden Green: 1.0 mi
- Buckwheat Hill: 0.7 mi
- Markham Hill: 1.5 mi
- Chauncey Peak: 1.9 mi
- Cathole Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Camels Hump: 2.1 mi
- Connecticut State Police Museum: 1.1 mi
- Meriden Historical Society Museum & History Center: 1.2 mi
- Solomon Goffe House Museum: 1.2 mi
- Andrews Homestead Museum: 1.9 mi
- Wadsworth Mansion: 5.4 mi
- City Open Space (Grove Street): 1.9 mi
- Higby Mountain Easement: 2.0 mi
- Black Pond State Wildlife Area: 2.2 mi
- Doctor Francis Giuffrida Park: 2.2 mi
- Cuno Camp: 2.4 mi
- 1954: 2.4 mi
- Washington Trail monument: 6.1 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 7.3 mi
- Middletown-Durham boundary stone: 7.6 mi
- Selectmen's Stones: 8.8 mi
- Spruce Glen Falls: 2.5 mi
- Wadsworth Falls: 4.5 mi
- Westfield Falls: 4.6 mi
- Wadsworth Little Falls: 4.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 7.1 mi
- Lyman Orchards Sunflower Maze: 4.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.7 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Wallingford Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- First Tear: 6.0 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.0 mi
- Home: 9.0 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 10.1 mi
- snake: 10.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 2.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 3.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 9.1 mi
- Boating Side: 15.0 mi
- Waterfront: 15.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 9.7 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 10.1 mi
- Green Wall: 11.7 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 11.8 mi
- Crow Point: 14.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 2.4 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 6.9 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 22.4 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 16.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 15.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Washington Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Peak | WNW 300° | 301 m | 3.7 mi |
| East Peak | WNW 297° | 277 m | 3.2 mi |
| Higby Mountain | ENE 63° | 272 m | 2.4 mi |
| Trimountain | SSE 156° | 232 m | 5.8 mi |
| Fowler Mountain | SSE 162° | 230 m | 6.8 mi |
| South Mountain | WNW 303° | 220 m | 2.6 mi |
| Beseck Mountain | SE 130° | 219 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | NNW 339° | 217 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meriden Markham Muni AP, 3 mi away.
- common mugwort13 obs
- Dutchman's breeches12 obs
- rue anemone12 obs
- garlic mustard11 obs
- wild carrot10 obs
- Mallard9 obs
- multiflora rose9 obs
- staghorn sumac9 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/43441006
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 23 mi
- Essex · 24 mi
- Old Saybrook · 27 mi
- East Windsor · 29 mi
- Old Lyme · 29 mi
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