Nature reserve · Connecticut
Aldrich Road Open Space
Aldrich Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 124 m. Coatney Hill stands 283 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chaffee Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 4.6 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Putnam
How to reach it
Coordinates41.91686, -71.86548
- 4.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 15.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 15.7 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 21.5 mi off the Great and Breakneck Hill Roads
Overlooks nearby
- Prospect Terrace Viewpoint · 24 mi
- Gaspee Point Overlook · 27 mi
- Lookout Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Chaffee Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Dzioba Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Street Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Adams Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Gray Open Space: 1.8 mi
Peaks
- Davis Hill: 1.4 mi
- Torry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Bates Hill: 1.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bowen Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Letters Street Green: 1.9 mi
- Putnam Civil War Veterans Monument: 1.9 mi
- Robert J. Miller Park: 2.2 mi
- Mechanicsville Park: 2.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
- Pineville Mill: 2.5 mi
- Six Toes trail marker: 5.2 mi
- Wolf Den Plaque: 8.0 mi
- Beresik Square: 8.9 mi
- Harriet K. Crawford Memorial Tree: 8.9 mi
Attractions
- Bara-Hack Abandoned Village: 7.9 mi
- Frog Rock: 10.1 mi
- Crazy Corners: 13.6 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 13.7 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike: 16.3 mi
Artworks
- Motion: 15.0 mi
- Statue of Hachikō: 19.1 mi
- Goddard Rocket: 20.0 mi
- Weaving Shuttle: 20.9 mi
- U’s and C’s: 21.0 mi
Museums: 44
- Aspinock Historical Society: 2.0 mi
- Thompson Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Marcy Blacksmith Museum: 7.2 mi
- Killingly Historical and Genealogical Society: 7.7 mi
- Gloucester Light Infantry Militia Armory: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 22
- Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
- Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
- Small House Garden: 17.8 mi
- Herb Garden: 17.8 mi
- Schwenk Family Garden: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 20
- Wescott Beach: 8.9 mi
- Woodstock Town Beach: 11.1 mi
- YWCA Beach: 11.3 mi
- Flynns Beach: 11.4 mi
- Spring Lake Beach: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 16
- Cargill Falls: 2.3 mi
- Ponogansett Falls: 13.1 mi
- Cascade Brook Falls: 15.5 mi
- Spencer Rock Waterfall: 15.9 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 15
- Woodward's Rock: 7.7 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.2 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Thirsty Beaver: 17.2 mi
- Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
- Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic: 13.2 mi
- Site #36: 22.0 mi
- Little Beach: 25.0 mi
Springs: 2
- Windham Spring: 21.8 mi
- Roger Williams Spring: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Bara-Hack: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Aldrich Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coatney Hill | WNW 289° | 283 m | 8.4 mi |
| Ragged Hill | W 263° | 265 m | 8.6 mi |
| Thunder Hill | WNW 287° | 265 m | 8.6 mi |
| Deacon Tim Perrin Hill | W 270° | 265 m | 8.8 mi |
| Rocky Hill | W 278° | 264 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mason Hill | WNW 295° | 259 m | 8.6 mi |
| Daven Hill | W 271° | 258 m | 8.0 mi |
| Davis Hill | WNW 298° | 257 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:23 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:13 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:35 | 16:20 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Thompson Lake, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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