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Alexander and Melba Zihrup Open Space Preserve

Alexander and Melba Zihrup Open Space Preserve from directly overhead

Alexander and Melba Zihrup Open Space Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Kongscut Land Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.67570, -72.48946
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Attractions
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites
Artworks
Museums
Waterfalls: 57
  • Cascade: 0.9 mi
  • Blackledge Falls: 2.3 mi
  • Cascades: 4.9 mi
  • The Cascade: 5.7 mi
  • Case Falls: 6.0 mi
Gardens: 55
  • 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
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 6
  • 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
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 15.2 mi
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckNNE 21°273 m2.4 mi
John Tom HillNNE 21°272 m2.5 mi
Meshomasic MountainSW 221°265 m4.2 mi
Box HillNNE 12°252 m9.0 mi
Clark HillSSW 199°241 m5.9 mi
Post HillE 92°239 m7.8 mi
Lookout MountainN 2°237 m5.5 mi
Kongscut MountainNNW 334°234 m1.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/444492973

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