- Elevation, modelled
- 45 m
- Tallest summit within 12.6 miles
- Chestnut Hill332 m · 11.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)18.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 42.0264, -72.5665
Whitacres Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 45 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 19 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Whitacres Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut Hill | E 99° | 332 m | 11.0 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ENE 73° | 330 m | 11.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | E 87° | 323 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 107° | 322 m | 8.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 82° | 319 m | 8.4 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | ESE 121° | 315 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | E 85° | 303 m | 8.5 mi |
| Perkins Mountain | E 91° | 298 m | 8.0 mi |
- 18.8 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 21.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Greenwood Park: 0.5 mi
- Brainard Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- East Park: 1.7 mi
- Bay Path Ryan Field: 1.8 mi
- Town Green: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
- Pomeroy Parcel: 0.6 mi
- Longmeadow Street Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (Rear Of Birchwood Road): 1.1 mi
- Town Open Space (North Of Douglas Drive): 1.1 mi
Museums
- Longmeadow Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Enfield Historical Society: 3.7 mi
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 4.8 mi
- Storrowton Village Museum: 5.3 mi
- George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum: 5.4 mi
Historic sites
- Omiskanoagwiah: 3.3 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 3.7 mi
- Kotchen Quadrangle: 5.1 mi
- McKinley Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Suffield Academy Bell: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Scott Hill: 3.4 mi
- Tinker Hill: 3.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 3.5 mi
- Glovers Hill: 3.8 mi
- Hall Hill: 4.1 mi
Gardens
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 3.4 mi
- Yertle Garden: 5.5 mi
- Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 5.5 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 5.5 mi
- Side Garden: 5.8 mi
Artworks
- The Three Graces: 3.5 mi
- Miles Morgan: 5.3 mi
- 1856 City Hall Bell: 5.3 mi
- Birdicus Gigantium: 5.4 mi
- Horton Court: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 44
- New England Sky Screamer: 2.7 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 5.5 mi
- Springfield Museums: 5.5 mi
- Goat Rock: 7.3 mi
- World War II Tank: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 31
- Cascade: 11.5 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 12.7 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 14.6 mi
- Carpenter's Falls: 15.7 mi
- Lost Acres Falls: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Indian Leap: 10.1 mi
- Flag Rock: 17.4 mi
- Titans Piazza: 18.4 mi
- Hart Meadow: 20.7 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 20.7 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
- Babbs Beach: 9.5 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 11.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.9 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 15.9 mi
Springs: 5
- Rd: 12.4 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 12.5 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 12.5 mi
- Big Spring: 22.9 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 2.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.0 mi
- Picnic: 24.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 16.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 16.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 21.7 mi
- Enfield: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 2 mi
- Somers · 7 mi
- East Windsor · 8 mi
- Hampden · 8 mi
- Ludlow · 10 mi
- Holyoke · 13 mi
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