- Elevation, modelled
- 72 m
- Tallest summit within 8.1 miles
- Observatory Hill405 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Merritt Parkway23.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:32local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5429, -73.4246
Willow Springs Playground is a park in Connecticut, at a modelled 72 m. Observatory Hill stands 405 m to the west-northwest, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is HarryBrooke Park Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 24 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.1 miles of Willow Springs Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Observatory Hill | WNW 297° | 405 m | 6.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | N 9° | 390 m | 8.1 mi |
| Birch Hill | WSW 258° | 386 m | 7.0 mi |
| Cranberry Mountain | WSW 249° | 376 m | 7.6 mi |
| Branch Hill | WNW 290° | 370 m | 5.8 mi |
| Seeley Hill | WNW 300° | 368 m | 7.1 mi |
| Turner Mountain | WNW 300° | 362 m | 5.6 mi |
| Beaver Bog Mountain | WSW 237° | 358 m | 5.7 mi |
- 23.6 mi off the Merritt ParkwayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Grumman ave/ Merritt pkwy bridge · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Harrybrooke Park: 0.6 mi
- Addis Park: 1.3 mi
- Clatter Valley Park: 1.7 mi
- Lynn Deming Park: 2.1 mi
- Youngs Field: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Town Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Sunny Valley Farm: 1.2 mi
- Pratt Valley Prese. (Ct Audubon Society) 2 Parcels: 1.6 mi
- Sunny Valley Preserve- Wolfpit Mt. Tract: 1.7 mi
- Clatter Valley: 1.7 mi
Peaks
- Fort Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Great Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Pumpkin Hill: 1.6 mi
- Wolf Pit Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Green Pond Mountain: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
- Lois Batchelder: 5.1 mi
- Jim Hulton: 5.7 mi
- Thomas Robert Lilly: 7.4 mi
- Natalie Todd Lilly: 7.5 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 8.3 mi
Museums: 42
- HarryBrooke Park Museum: 0.6 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 2.7 mi
- Northrop House: 4.5 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 6.9 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 37
- Quaker Brook Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 6.0 mi
- Upper Falls: 6.1 mi
- New Preston Falls: 9.8 mi
- Cascades: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 26
- Personal Gardens: 8.7 mi
- Judea Garden: 10.7 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 11.1 mi
- Children's Garden at Tarrywille Park: 11.3 mi
- Butterfly Maze: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 20
- New Milford Tank: 2.5 mi
- Mine Hill National Historic Landmark: 4.8 mi
- Indian village: 7.0 mi
- Watchtower Educational Center: 8.5 mi
- Danbury Fair Mall Carousel: 11.6 mi
Beaches: 17
- Pine Ledge: 3.5 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 4.0 mi
- North Beach: 4.5 mi
- South Beach: 5.0 mi
Cliffs: 12
- Lovers Leap: 1.0 mi
- Kelly Slide: 3.0 mi
- Beaver Brook Cliff Face: 7.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 11.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.6 mi
Artworks: 12
- Jean Widmark: 8.3 mi
- Lesser Evil: 8.9 mi
- greek letter pi: 9.0 mi
- P.T. Barnum: 11.9 mi
- Tonka Truck Tree: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Oak Grove: 18.4 mi
- Pond View: 18.5 mi
- The Rotary Pavilion: 18.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Danbury Rest Area: 11.7 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 15.4 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Dudley Town: 18.7 mi
- Dicktown: 18.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Bulls Bridge Road: 10.2 mi
Springs: 1
- The Silver Spring: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:21 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 75 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Danbury, 10 mi away.
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