Bilton Road Open Space
Bilton Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Tupper Hill stands 352 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Hall Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 21 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Somers
How to reach it
- 21.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 23.7 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
- 25.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hall Hill: 0.9 mi
- McCarthy Hill: 2.6 mi
- Perkins Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 4.7 mi
- Pine Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Center School Park: 2.1 mi
- Center Field: 2.2 mi
- Turner Park: 2.5 mi
- Whitacres Park: 3.5 mi
- Albert Tranghese Playground: 3.5 mi
- Somers Historical Society Museum: 4.3 mi
- Longmeadow Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: 6.1 mi
- Enfield Historical Society: 6.1 mi
- Childrens Museum: 6.2 mi
- JFK Eternal Flame: 4.5 mi
- Omiskanoagwiah: 5.0 mi
- Doggett Memorial: 5.6 mi
- The Puritan: 6.6 mi
- McKinley Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Forest Park Aquatic Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Yertle Garden: 6.6 mi
- Dr. Seuss National Memorial Sculpture Garden: 6.6 mi
- Wilbraham Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Phelps-Hatheway Garden: 8.7 mi
- The Three Graces: 5.1 mi
- Miles Morgan: 6.6 mi
- Horton Court: 6.6 mi
- Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat: 6.6 mi
- The Storyteller: 6.6 mi
- Goat Rock: 3.9 mi
- New England Sky Screamer: 6.0 mi
- Seymour Planetarium: 6.6 mi
- Springfield Museums: 6.7 mi
- World War II Tank: 9.1 mi
- Cascade: 8.5 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 11.8 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 14.5 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 17.6 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 18.7 mi
- Indian Leap: 8.8 mi
- Flag Rock: 17.0 mi
- Titans Piazza: 18.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 22.3 mi
- Coney Rock: 22.5 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 6.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.6 mi
- Haviland Pond Beach: 9.7 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 12.6 mi
- Babbs Beach: 13.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 5.8 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 8.7 mi
- Picnic: 21.4 mi
- Rd: 13.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 13.7 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 13.7 mi
- Enfield: 20.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 21.4 mi
- Greenwich: 24.8 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 14.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 14.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.7 miles of Bilton Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tupper Hill | E 90° | 352 m | 11.7 mi |
| Peck Hill | E 82° | 336 m | 10.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | ESE 106° | 332 m | 7.7 mi |
| Moon Mountain | ENE 69° | 330 m | 7.7 mi |
| Rattlesnake Hill | E 90° | 323 m | 4.7 mi |
| Bald Mountain | ESE 122° | 322 m | 5.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | E 82° | 319 m | 5.0 mi |
| Moulton Hill | E 85° | 317 m | 11.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1344559726
Day trips start here
- Longmeadow · 4 mi
- Somers · 4 mi
- Hampden · 5 mi
- East Windsor · 9 mi
- Ludlow · 9 mi
- Holyoke · 13 mi
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