- Elevation, modelled
- 5 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Mount Sanford263 m · 8.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway11.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3358, -72.9123
Whitney Water Purification Facility and Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 5 m. Mount Sanford stands 263 m to the north-northwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Eli Whitney Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.
- Operated by
- SCRWA
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Whitney Water Purification Facility and Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sanford | NNW 348° | 263 m | 8.9 mi |
| Prospect Mountain | NNW 342° | 253 m | 9.9 mi |
| Beacon Cap | NNW 332° | 221 m | 10.0 mi |
| High Rock | NNW 344° | 216 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Carmel | N 10° | 206 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rock Rimmon | NW 310° | 199 m | 9.9 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NW 325° | 193 m | 7.6 mi |
| Round Hill | NW 307° | 190 m | 5.9 mi |
- 11.1 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
Historic sites
- Eli Whitney Plaque: 0.1 mi
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument: 0.7 mi
- Reverend George W Hampton Corner: 1.2 mi
- Joe Grate Corner: 1.5 mi
- Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 1.5 mi
Parks
- Edgerton Park: 0.2 mi
- Eli Whitney Park: 0.5 mi
- Augur Field: 0.5 mi
- Villano Park: 0.6 mi
- College Woods: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Whitney Peak: 0.4 mi
- Mill Rock: 0.5 mi
- East Rock: 0.7 mi
- Indian Head: 0.9 mi
- Snake Rock: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves
- Glacial Kettle: 1.2 mi
- Henry and Irene Garguilo Wildlife Refuge: 1.4 mi
- Quinnipiac Meadows Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Johnson's Pond: 2.0 mi
- Quinnipiac Meadows Eugene B. Fargeorge Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
Beaches
- Shell Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sea Bluff Beach: 6.4 mi
- Short Beach: 6.5 mi
- West Silver Sands Beach: 6.5 mi
- Silver Sands Beach: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 49
- Pardee Rose Garden: 0.5 mi
- Winnett Food Forest: 0.8 mi
- Newhallville Street Garden: 1.1 mi
- Hazel St Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Pollinator garden: 1.2 mi
Waterfalls: 46
- Wintergreen Falls: 2.9 mi
- Wolcott Falls: 4.7 mi
- Sperry Falls: 5.1 mi
- Wepawaug Falls: 6.0 mi
- Cascade: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 24
- Nelli Green's Bridge: 6.2 mi
- PEZ Visitor Center: 6.6 mi
- World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 8.1 mi
- Bear Cave: 10.4 mi
- Dinosaur Rock: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 22
- Henry Gould Lewis: 0.4 mi
- Turtle Statue: 1.2 mi
- Beacon of Hope: 1.5 mi
- End of the Line/West Rock: 2.1 mi
- An American Dream: 2.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Forbes Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Chimney Corner: 12.0 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.6 mi
- Bethel Rock: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 11.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.4 mi
- Pond View: 16.8 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Oak Grove: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 8.0 mi
- Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 8.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 11.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.4 mi
Lighthouses: 4
- Keeper's Dwelling: 16.1 mi
- Stratford Point Light: 16.1 mi
- Fog Signal House: 16.1 mi
- Tongue Point Light: 18.1 mi
Springs: 1
- Cold Spring: 0.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Pleasure Beach: 18.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:42 | 16:26 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.
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