- Elevation, modelled
- 28 m
- Tallest summit within 7.6 miles
- Chapel Hill182 m · 6.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 1696.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:27local time
- Coordinates
- 41.5276, -72.1033
Balawender Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 28 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southwest, 6.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Lucas Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.9 miles off.
- Operated by
- City of Norwich
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.6 miles of Balawender Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | SW 231° | 182 m | 6.6 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | WSW 242° | 171 m | 7.1 mi |
| Raymond Hill | WSW 239° | 170 m | 4.5 mi |
| Scott Hill | WNW 283° | 165 m | 5.8 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | SW 223° | 162 m | 5.8 mi |
| Meeting House Hill | NNW 338° | 160 m | 5.6 mi |
| Mason Hill | NNW 326° | 158 m | 6.8 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | WNW 291° | 153 m | 2.0 mi |
- 6.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 12.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 11.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 23.7 mi off the Shannock Road
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Lucas Park: 0.2 mi
- Cherry Hill Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Stoney Ridge Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Cranberry Pond Road Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Heritage Trail Corridor: 0.9 mi
Parks
- Estelle Cohn Memorial Dog Park: 0.7 mi
- Upper Dam Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Uncas Leap Heritage Park: 0.8 mi
- Elizabeth Street Park: 0.9 mi
- Royal Mohegan Burial Ground: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Jail Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 1.3 mi
- Laurel Hill: 1.7 mi
- Crown Hill: 1.9 mi
- Wawecus Hill: 2.0 mi
Museums
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 1.3 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 1.4 mi
- Leffingwell House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Joseph Carpenter Silversmith Shop: 1.6 mi
- Norwich Historical Society: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 1.4 mi
- Miantonomo: 3.1 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 3.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 6.0 mi
- plaque: 7.6 mi
Beaches: 48
- Kiddie's Beach: 12.7 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 13.1 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 13.5 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 13.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 38
- Muffler Man: 0.7 mi
- Nevertheless: 1.4 mi
- Promised Day: 1.5 mi
- River Blue: 2.6 mi
- Sparky: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 38
- Yantic Falls: 0.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.7 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.8 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 35
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.7 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 7.6 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 7.7 mi
- turtle rock: 11.1 mi
- The Whale: 12.0 mi
Gardens: 26
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 1.7 mi
- Sprout Garden: 10.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.3 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 10.3 mi
- Laurel Walk: 10.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 15.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.0 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.0 mi
- Coney Rock: 19.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.5 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 20.0 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 20.0 mi
- Oil Shed: 20.0 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 20.0 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Johnsonville Village: 19.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 22.1 mi
- Bara-Hack: 24.8 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 9.5 mi
- Windham Spring: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 12.0 mi
- Powder House: 12.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| 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 | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 2 mi away.
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