- Elevation, modelled
- 16 m
- Tallest summit within 11.5 miles
- Talcott Mountain276 m · 7.2 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7606, -72.6759
Whitman Close Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 16 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckingham Square Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away.
Visitors may enjoy this private park so long as they respect the posted rules.
- Operated by
- Whitman Close Association Inc.
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Whitman Close Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 299° | 276 m | 7.2 mi |
| Mannantuck | ESE 109° | 273 m | 11.1 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ESE 109° | 272 m | 11.1 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SE 143° | 265 m | 11.4 mi |
| Ely Mound | WNW 288° | 246 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | E 92° | 237 m | 9.8 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | ESE 117° | 234 m | 10.0 mi |
| Birch Mountain | E 94° | 233 m | 10.0 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Buckingham Square Park: 0.0 mi
- Charter Oak Tree Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Connecticut Square: 0.2 mi
- South Green Barnard Park: 0.3 mi
- Lafayette Circle: 0.3 mi
Museums
- Butler-McCook Homestead: 0.1 mi
- Amos Bull House: 0.1 mi
- Old State House: 0.4 mi
- Myths, Minds and Medicine Museum: 0.9 mi
- Harriet Beecher Stowe House: 1.3 mi
Artworks
- Pulaski: 0.1 mi
- Stegosaurus: 0.2 mi
- Stone Field Sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Love: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Hooker: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
- Site Of The Charter Oak: 0.1 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 0.3 mi
- General Israel Putnam: 0.4 mi
- William H. Putnam: 0.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 0.4 mi
Attractions
- Keney Tower: 0.9 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 1.0 mi
- Mark Twain House: 1.4 mi
- Constitution Oak: 3.6 mi
- The Dreamyard: 5.2 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Hill: 1.2 mi
- Johnson Hill: 2.5 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.0 mi
- Elmwood Hill: 4.0 mi
- Wolcott Hill: 4.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Eleanor Buck Wolf Parcel: 2.4 mi
- Vanderbilt Park: 2.6 mi
- Keney Park: 2.7 mi
- Short Reach Property: 2.9 mi
- Ridgecrest Circle Open Space: 2.9 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 5.4 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 8.0 mi
- Cascades: 8.2 mi
- Dividend Falls: 8.2 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 59
- Victorian Ornamental Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hudson Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Trinity College Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Huntington Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Elizabeth Park Rose Garden: 2.4 mi
Cliffs: 22
- Crow Point: 4.7 mi
- South Wall: 6.4 mi
- Solar Panel: 6.4 mi
- Superstructure: 6.4 mi
- Garden Wall: 6.5 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.8 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 17.2 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 18.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 19.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.4 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 21.5 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 21.6 mi
Springs: 5
- Ever Flowing Spring: 20.1 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.7 mi
- Big Spring: 21.4 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 23.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 12.4 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 21.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 12 mi
- Tolland · 18 mi
- Somers · 20 mi
- Longmeadow · 21 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 22 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
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