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Abbott Road Open Space

Abbott Road Open Space from directly overhead

Abbott Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jonathan Drive Open Space, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ellington

How to reach it

Coordinates41.87505, -72.49891

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saxony Mill Park: 1.8 mi
  • Dart Hill Park: 1.8 mi
  • American Legion Field: 1.9 mi
  • Pierce Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • West Main Street Park: 2.5 mi
Peaks
Gardens
  • sensory garden: 3.0 mi
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Attractions: 55
  • filled-in well: 3.9 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 6.9 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 9.6 mi
  • HU-16E "Albatross": 11.2 mi
  • C-7A "Caribou": 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 50
  • Hockanum Falls: 2.9 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 3.6 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Case Falls: 7.8 mi
Cliffs: 15
Beaches: 7
Springs: 4
  • Windham Spring: 18.4 mi
  • Rd: 23.4 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 23.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 12.9 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 18.9 mi
  • Picnic: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 10.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.5 miles of Abbott Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNE 40°332 m11.5 mi
Rattlesnake HillNNE 23°323 m11.9 mi
Bald MountainNNE 29°322 m9.2 mi
Soapstone MountainNE 37°315 m7.3 mi
Bald MountainNNE 24°303 m12.2 mi
Perkins MountainNNE 24°298 m11.3 mi
Paulk HillE 86°294 m5.8 mi
Crow HillNE 44°292 m11.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1349366520

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