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Bamforth Road Open Space

Bamforth Road Open Space from directly overhead

Bamforth Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Chestnut Hill stands 332 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is filled-in well, a attraction 0.6 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space

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Coordinates41.84163, -72.45096
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • First Congregational Church of Vernon Memorial Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Henry Park: 1.4 mi
  • American Legion Field: 1.4 mi
  • West Main Street Park: 1.6 mi
  • Central Park: 1.8 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • Ronald E. Blake: 4.3 mi
  • Frank Lombardi Memorial: 6.7 mi
  • dog memorial: 8.5 mi
  • Construction Workers Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 56
  • filled-in well: 0.6 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 7.9 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 8.2 mi
  • Hay Tedder: 10.4 mi
  • Car Wreck: 11.2 mi
Gardens: 56
  • sensory garden: 2.7 mi
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 7.6 mi
Waterfalls: 48
  • Hockanum Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 2.3 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Case Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 5.9 mi
Cliffs: 14
Beaches: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 8.7 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 8.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 24.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.1 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 21.8 mi
  • Picnic: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 15.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Bamforth Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut HillNNE 24°332 m12.1 mi
Bald MountainNNE 11°322 m10.6 mi
Soapstone MountainNNE 14°315 m8.3 mi
Paulk HillNE 51°294 m4.3 mi
Crow HillNNE 28°292 m11.8 mi
Whifford HillENE 71°291 m10.5 mi
Kendall HillNE 40°290 m7.1 mi
Grant HillESE 117°284 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485866727063524233
Precip in3.63.04.44.23.74.54.04.34.54.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436654

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