Alexander and Melba Zihrup Open Space Preserve
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- Elevation, modelled
- 252 m
- Tallest summit within 9.7 miles
- Mannantuck273 m · 2.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16924.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6757, -72.4895
Alexander and Melba Zihrup Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 252 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Jurgelas Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.
- Operated by
- Kongscut Land Trust
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Alexander and Melba Zihrup Open Space Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | NNE 21° | 273 m | 2.4 mi |
| John Tom Hill | NNE 21° | 272 m | 2.5 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SW 221° | 265 m | 4.2 mi |
| Box Hill | NNE 12° | 252 m | 9.0 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSW 199° | 241 m | 5.9 mi |
| Post Hill | E 92° | 239 m | 7.8 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | N 2° | 237 m | 5.5 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NNW 334° | 234 m | 1.5 mi |
- 24.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
Named places within 25 miles
- Jurgelas Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Tiboni Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Thompson Street Open Space: 0.9 mi
- Kongscut Valley Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Springside Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Car Wreck: 1.0 mi
- Insect Hotel: 1.6 mi
- Hay Tedder: 2.7 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 4.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 4.7 mi
- West Road Memorial Field: 1.3 mi
- Butler Field: 2.3 mi
- Farley Field: 4.3 mi
- Neipsic Tennis Club: 4.5 mi
- Matson Hill Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Kongscut Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Fuller Hill: 2.2 mi
- Mannantuck: 2.4 mi
- John Tom Hill: 2.5 mi
- Town Woods Hill: 3.5 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 4.8 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 5.9 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 6.3 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 6.6 mi
- Face in Tree: 4.9 mi
- Frog: 5.5 mi
- Sorry Rock: 8.3 mi
- Equality: 10.5 mi
- The Circuit Rider: 10.8 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum: 5.7 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 5.8 mi
- Museum on the Green: 6.3 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 6.4 mi
- The Fire Museum: 6.5 mi
- Cascade: 0.9 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 2.3 mi
- Cascades: 4.9 mi
- The Cascade: 5.7 mi
- Case Falls: 6.0 mi
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 5.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 6.0 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 8.7 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 8.7 mi
- Crow Point: 7.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 8.2 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 16.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 17.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.6 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 15.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 16.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.7 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 20.9 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 23.1 mi
- Gay City State Park: 4.3 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 12.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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, 9 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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