- Elevation, modelled
- 87 m
- Tallest summit within 7.8 miles
- Prentice Mountain163 m · 5.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A7.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4239, -71.9918
Applewood Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 87 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Spring, a spring 0.3 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 7.4 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Applewood Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NNE 29° | 163 m | 5.8 mi |
| Barns Hill | NE 38° | 155 m | 6.2 mi |
| Stewart Hill | ENE 57° | 149 m | 6.8 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNE 23° | 144 m | 4.4 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NE 54° | 139 m | 4.3 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NE 55° | 139 m | 5.6 mi |
| Crandall Hill | WNW 287° | 137 m | 7.4 mi |
| Swantown Hill | NE 45° | 132 m | 5.0 mi |
- 7.4 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 12.6 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 17.4 mi off the Shannock Road
- 18.3 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Deer Lane Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Ledyard Sportsmans Club: 0.5 mi
- Burton Property: 0.7 mi
- Gallup Hill Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Burton Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Pumpkin Hill: 0.6 mi
- Gallup Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cider Hill: 2.3 mi
- Church Hill: 2.3 mi
- Chapman Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Model Park: 0.7 mi
- Sawmill Park: 1.6 mi
- Old Mystic Playground: 2.8 mi
- Fieldcrest Park: 2.9 mi
- Farquahar Park: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 0.8 mi
- Cellar Hole: 3.4 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 4.5 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 4.5 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 4.5 mi
Museums
- Old Mystic History Center: 2.8 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 3.2 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 3.3 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 4.4 mi
- Children's Museum: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 49
- Austrailia Beach: 4.5 mi
- Williams Beach: 5.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 6.5 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 6.8 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 25
- Stone Turtle: 2.7 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.9 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.9 mi
- Penguin: 4.0 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Cascade: 4.9 mi
- Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Yantic Falls: 9.1 mi
- Silver Falls: 11.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 16.4 mi
Attractions: 22
- Ledyard Oak Site: 3.0 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 3.2 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.8 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.6 mi
- The Whale: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 19
- Caroline Black Garden: 6.6 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 6.6 mi
- Sprout Garden: 6.7 mi
- Azalea Garden: 6.9 mi
- Laurel Walk: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.1 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 24.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 10.8 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 10.8 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.8 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 8.2 mi
- Powder House: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 17.3 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 17.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 18.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.1 mi
- Crow Head: 23.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 24.4 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 0.3 mi
- Factory Pond: 20.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.
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