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Birch Hill Road Open Space North

Birch Hill Road Open Space North from directly overhead

Birch Hill Road Open Space North is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the northwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Grayville Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 18 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Hebron

How to reach it

Coordinates41.61336, -72.36387

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Little League Baseball Park: 1.0 mi
  • CT Salmon River State Park: 1.0 mi
  • Colchester Fish and Game Club: 1.9 mi
  • Colchester Recreation Complex: 2.3 mi
  • Schuster Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Wilcox Mill (Site of): 2.3 mi
  • Wilcox Mill: 2.3 mi
  • Lions Club Pavilion: 7.6 mi
  • Dr. William Beaumont: 7.6 mi
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 7.6 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 54
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 4.9 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 5.3 mi
  • Rain Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 9.7 mi
Waterfalls: 50
Attractions: 48
  • Eagle Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 6.3 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 6.9 mi
  • Mill Turbine: 7.8 mi
  • Car Wreck: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 30
Cliffs: 12
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.6 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.7 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 20.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Birch Hill Road Open Space North. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckNW 320°273 m8.7 mi
John Tom HillNW 320°272 m8.7 mi
Meshomasic MountainW 277°265 m9.3 mi
Clark HillW 261°241 m8.5 mi
Post HillNNE 18°239 m4.2 mi
Kongscut MountainNW 309°234 m9.1 mi
Burnt HillN 349°229 m5.5 mi
Raccoon HillW 269°228 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/941855675

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