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Bartlett Street Open Space

Bartlett Street Open Space from directly overhead

Bartlett Street Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 41 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west-southwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Portland Civil War Memorial, a historic site 0.4 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Portland

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58985, -72.61719

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Portland Civil War Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Soldiers Monument: 2.8 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Korea/Vietnam Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • 9/11 Relic: 3.4 mi
Museums
Parks
  • Portland Recreational Complex: 0.7 mi
  • Bransfield Park: 1.1 mi
  • Cromwell Landing: 1.3 mi
  • Agogliati Field: 1.3 mi
  • Oakwood Soccer Park: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions: 58
  • Come On Over Wall: 2.1 mi
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 4.0 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 4.0 mi
  • grindstone: 5.6 mi
  • George Washington rock: 5.9 mi
Beaches: 29
Cliffs: 20
Rest areas: 4
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.3 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 14.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Bartlett Street Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainWSW 247°272 m6.9 mi
Meshomasic MountainNE 54°265 m4.7 mi
Clark HillE 86°241 m4.7 mi
Raccoon HillENE 69°228 m3.9 mi
Great HillESE 102°222 m3.3 mi
Camels HumpWSW 243°207 m7.2 mi
Clark HillNE 38°206 m4.6 mi
Baker HillE 91°204 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442377

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