Balf's Bluffs Open Space
Balf's Bluffs Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 52 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east-northeast, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque, a historic site 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Glastonbury
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 0.5 mi
- Bulkeley Corne Mill 1677: 0.6 mi
- Billings Manufacturing 1884: 0.7 mi
- Wells and Wilcox Manufacturing 1870-1910: 0.7 mi
- Bulkeley Corne Mill 1680-1830: 0.7 mi
- Old Maids Farm Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Funk Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Whispering Hollow Subdivision: 0.8 mi
- Old Forge Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Scoville Tract: 1.1 mi
- Dividend Falls: 0.7 mi
- Cascades: 2.3 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
- The Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Glen Falls: 6.1 mi
- Taylor Family Circle: 0.8 mi
- Dr. Barbara Orsini Surwilo Park: 1.1 mi
- Ferry Landing Park: 1.3 mi
- Center Green: 1.4 mi
- Shipyard Park: 1.5 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 1.6 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 1.7 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 1.9 mi
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 1.9 mi
- Cromwell Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Rocky Hill: 2.1 mi
- Red Hill: 2.3 mi
- Belltown Hill: 2.4 mi
- Nooks Hill: 3.0 mi
- Clark Hill: 3.0 mi
- Face in Tree: 4.1 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 5.2 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 6.4 mi
- First Tear: 6.5 mi
- Frog: 7.1 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 4.8 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 4.9 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Frank Weston Rose Garden: 5.0 mi
- Constitution Oak: 4.8 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 5.4 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 5.5 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 5.5 mi
- Hay Tedder: 6.2 mi
- Crow Point: 4.2 mi
- Green Wall: 11.6 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 11.6 mi
- South Wall: 12.4 mi
- Solar Panel: 12.4 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 10.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 14.2 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 18.4 mi
- Boating Side: 21.7 mi
- Waterfront: 21.8 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 15.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 23.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 23.9 mi
- Gay City State Park: 10.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 13.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Balf's Bluffs Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | ENE 60° | 273 m | 8.8 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ENE 60° | 272 m | 8.8 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | ESE 106° | 265 m | 4.2 mi |
| Clark Hill | SE 126° | 241 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | ENE 61° | 234 m | 7.0 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | ESE 123° | 228 m | 4.6 mi |
| Great Hill | SE 144° | 222 m | 5.7 mi |
| Minnechaug Mountain | NE 46° | 215 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:13 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/949278812
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 16 mi
- East Windsor · 19 mi
- Tolland · 20 mi
- Willimantic · 21 mi
- Storrs · 22 mi
- Essex · 23 mi
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