Albany Avenue Open Space
Albany Avenue Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Avon Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of West Hartford
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Avon Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Ely Mound: 0.6 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 1.1 mi
- King Phillip Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.4 mi
- Revolutionary War Camp Site: 0.8 mi
- Reservoir 6 Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Oakes Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Van Otterloo Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Orchard Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 0.8 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 2.0 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Old Grist Mill Site: 2.9 mi
- West Hartford Veterans Memorial: 3.5 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 1.0 mi
- Heublein Tower: 2.0 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 2.8 mi
- Drake High Road Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Mark Twain House: 5.1 mi
- Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 1.7 mi
- Westmoor Park: 2.0 mi
- Eisenhower Park: 2.2 mi
- Sperry Park: 2.2 mi
- Maplewood West Open Space Area (2 Parcels): 2.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 1.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 2.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 2.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 2.0 mi
- Primary Garden: 2.0 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 2.1 mi
- Museum of American Political Life: 4.0 mi
- Noah Webster House & West Hartford Historical Society: 4.2 mi
- A. Everett Austin House: 4.5 mi
- Connecticut Museum of Culture and History: 4.8 mi
- Mill Pond Falls: 7.8 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 8.0 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 8.0 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 8.0 mi
- Burlington Falls: 8.8 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 2.1 mi
- Painted Cow: 3.6 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 3.7 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- Sedna: 4.1 mi
- Hart Meadow: 1.0 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 1.0 mi
- Garden Wall: 1.1 mi
- Superstructure: 2.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 2.1 mi
- Babbs Beach: 16.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 16.9 mi
- Boating Side: 17.0 mi
- Waterfront: 17.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 17.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 13.8 mi
- Hermit spring: 14.2 mi
- Big Spring: 15.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 16.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 17.1 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Albany Avenue Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | NW 313° | 358 m | 9.4 mi |
| Breezy Hill | NW 305° | 327 m | 9.3 mi |
| West Ledge | NNW 329° | 305 m | 8.1 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | WSW 255° | 300 m | 9.3 mi |
| Jones Mountain | WNW 299° | 294 m | 10.7 mi |
| Schoolhouse Hill | W 267° | 288 m | 9.7 mi |
| Bee Mountain | W 280° | 285 m | 10.1 mi |
| Barnes Hill | W 267° | 283 m | 8.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43441872
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 15 mi
- Longmeadow · 21 mi
- Somers · 22 mi
- Tolland · 22 mi
- Blandford · 27 mi
- Hampden · 27 mi
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