- Elevation, modelled
- 9 m
- Tallest summit within 11.9 miles
- Talcott Mountain276 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)29.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:30local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7856, -72.6710
Willie Ware Park is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 9 m. Talcott Mountain stands 276 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Benedict Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 30 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
- Operated by
- City of Hartford Office For Recreation and Family Services
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Willie Ware Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Talcott Mountain | WNW 285° | 276 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mannantuck | ESE 117° | 273 m | 11.5 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ESE 117° | 272 m | 11.5 mi |
| Box Hill | E 84° | 252 m | 11.2 mi |
| Ely Mound | W 274° | 246 m | 6.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | ESE 102° | 237 m | 9.8 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | SE 125° | 234 m | 10.7 mi |
| Birch Mountain | ESE 104° | 233 m | 10.0 mi |
- 29.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Saint Benedict Playground: 0.2 mi
- Julio Lozada Park: 0.6 mi
- Dominick Delucco Park: 0.8 mi
- Tunnel Park: 0.9 mi
- Keney Memorial Tower: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Hartford Circus Fire Memorial: 0.7 mi
- William H. Putnam: 1.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch: 1.5 mi
- Dr. Horace Wells: 1.5 mi
- General Israel Putnam: 1.5 mi
Artworks
- Steamer: 0.8 mi
- Riverfront Relax: 0.8 mi
- Perserverence: 0.8 mi
- Jack: 1.0 mi
- Secession: 1.2 mi
Attractions
- Keney Tower: 0.9 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 1.7 mi
- Mark Twain House: 2.0 mi
- The Dreamyard: 3.9 mi
- Constitution Oak: 5.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Keney Park: 1.0 mi
- Gully Green: 1.9 mi
- Matianuck Natural Area Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Short Reach Property: 2.5 mi
- Shad Run Vacant Land: 2.8 mi
Museums
- Old State House: 1.3 mi
- Butler-McCook Homestead: 1.7 mi
- Amos Bull House: 1.7 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 1.9 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 2.0 mi
Gardens
- Huntington Community Garden: 1.5 mi
- Victorian Ornamental Garden: 1.7 mi
- Hudson Street Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Growing Roots Community Garden: 2.4 mi
- Trinity College Community Garden: 2.5 mi
Peaks
- Rocky Hill: 2.7 mi
- Johnson Hill: 3.0 mi
- Hamilton Hill: 3.5 mi
- Wickham Hill: 3.9 mi
- Cook Hill: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 7.0 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 7.7 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 9.3 mi
- Case Falls: 9.5 mi
- Cascades: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Crow Point: 6.1 mi
- Hart Meadow: 6.6 mi
- Garden Wall: 6.6 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 6.6 mi
- Superstructure: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 10
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.0 mi
- Babbs Beach: 17.4 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.4 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 18.9 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 19.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Springs: 5
- Ever Flowing Spring: 19.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.4 mi
- Big Spring: 20.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 22.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.9 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 25.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 12.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 11 mi
- Tolland · 17 mi
- Somers · 18 mi
- Longmeadow · 19 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 23 mi
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