- Elevation, modelled
- 68 m
- Tallest summit within 9.8 miles
- Higby Mountain272 m · 9.1 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6790, -72.6951
1860 Reservoir Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 68 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cricket Knoll Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away.
- Operated by
- Town of Wethersfield
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of 1860 Reservoir Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | SSW 195° | 272 m | 9.1 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | ESE 113° | 265 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ely Mound | NW 325° | 246 m | 9.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Mountain | WNW 282° | 229 m | 7.1 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | ESE 122° | 228 m | 9.0 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WSW 237° | 217 m | 7.8 mi |
| Minnechaug Mountain | ENE 72° | 215 m | 9.8 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | WSW 259° | 207 m | 7.5 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Cricket Knoll Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Wildwood Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Goff Brook Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Pyquaug Village Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Cedar Meadows Open Space: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Old Common: 0.5 mi
- Maxwell Park: 0.8 mi
- Mill Brook Park: 1.2 mi
- Candlewyck Park: 1.3 mi
- Robbins Green: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Vexation Hill: 1.1 mi
- Hang-Dog Hill: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Harriss Hill: 2.1 mi
- Wolcott Hill: 2.1 mi
Artworks
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 1.1 mi
- Home: 4.6 mi
- Pulaski: 5.8 mi
- Equality: 5.8 mi
- Stegosaurus: 5.9 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Graffiti Arches: 3.2 mi
- Warner Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Iwo Jima Memorial: 3.5 mi
Waterfalls
- Mill Pond Falls: 2.1 mi
- Dividend Falls: 3.9 mi
- Cascades: 5.8 mi
- Intermittent Cascade: 6.5 mi
- Westfield Falls: 6.9 mi
Museums
- Kellog Eddy House & Museum: 2.4 mi
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 2.7 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 3.0 mi
- Silas W. Robbins House: 3.1 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 3.1 mi
Gardens
- Frank Weston Rose Garden: 2.8 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 3.1 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 3.1 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 3.2 mi
- Wolcott Community Garden: 4.3 mi
Attractions
- Constitution Oak: 3.1 mi
- Mark Twain House: 6.1 mi
- Geographic Center of Hartford: 6.1 mi
- Keney Tower: 6.6 mi
- Hospital Rock: 6.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Crow Point: 4.4 mi
- Green Wall: 7.3 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 7.3 mi
- South Wall: 8.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 8.1 mi
Beaches: 9
- Lake Beseck Beach: 11.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 13.1 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 15.9 mi
- Boating Side: 18.1 mi
- Waterfront: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.7 mi
Springs: 3
- Hermit spring: 22.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 23.1 mi
- Big Spring: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 13.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Grove: 18.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| 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, 5 mi away.
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