- Elevation, modelled
- 66 m
- Tallest summit within 6.7 miles
- Chapel Hill182 m · 5.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16910.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.4700, -72.1033
Benway Court Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 66 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the west, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Mohegan Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 10 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Montville
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.7 miles of Benway Court Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | W 269° | 182 m | 5.1 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | W 276° | 171 m | 6.2 mi |
| Raymond Hill | WNW 293° | 170 m | 4.2 mi |
| Dolbeare Hill | W 267° | 162 m | 4.0 mi |
| Wawecus Hill | NNW 339° | 153 m | 5.0 mi |
| Bear Hill | NW 322° | 152 m | 5.6 mi |
| Bargy Ledges | NW 316° | 151 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sharp Hill | WSW 243° | 149 m | 2.8 mi |
- 10.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 13.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.7 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
- 22.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Mohegan Hill: 0.3 mi
- Uncas Hill: 0.6 mi
- Cochegan Rock: 1.0 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 1.2 mi
- Cochegan Hill: 1.3 mi
Museums
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 0.3 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 0.4 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 4.1 mi
- Perkins-Rockwell House: 4.7 mi
- John F. Slater Memorial Museum: 4.7 mi
Nature reserves
- PTA Lane Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Forest Drive Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Avery Road Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Fielding Drive Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Massapeag Point Road Open Space: 1.4 mi
Parks
- Fort Shantok Park: 1.3 mi
- Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 2.0 mi
- Trading Cove Association: 2.1 mi
- Judge Crandall Field: 2.1 mi
- Poquetanuck Cove Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
Historic sites
- 9/11 Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 3.9 mi
- Miantonomo: 6.1 mi
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 6.4 mi
- The Guns: 6.8 mi
Beaches: 52
- Kiddie's Beach: 8.9 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 9.2 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 9.8 mi
- Groton Beach: 10.0 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 10.4 mi
Artworks: 39
- River Blue: 1.7 mi
- Sparky: 2.1 mi
- Muffler Man: 3.6 mi
- Nevertheless: 4.0 mi
- Promised Day: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 35
- Yantic Falls: 4.5 mi
- Silver Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cascade: 9.1 mi
- Cascade: 9.1 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 11.6 mi
Attractions: 32
- Dinosaur Tracks: 4.1 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 4.2 mi
- The Whale: 8.0 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 9.3 mi
- turtle rock: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 25
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 4.9 mi
- Sprout Garden: 6.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 6.3 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 6.3 mi
- Laurel Walk: 6.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 14.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 19.4 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 22.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 0.8 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 23.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 17.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
- Oil Shed: 17.1 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 17.1 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 8.1 mi
- Powder House: 8.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.7 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 23.9 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 6.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 18.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 24.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
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