- Elevation
- 14 m
- Tallest summit within 8.5 miles
- Polly Hill117 m · 8.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A12.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3399, -72.0596
Birch Plain Creek Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded 14 m. Polly Hill stands 117 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Avery Memorial Monument, a historic site 0.6 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 12 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space
- Elevation
- 14 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Birch Plain Creek Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polly Hill | WNW 302° | 117 m | 8.4 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | NW 308° | 112 m | 7.3 mi |
| Pie Hill | NNW 330° | 109 m | 8.1 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | N 4° | 108 m | 4.3 mi |
| Vinegar Hill | N 2° | 108 m | 5.8 mi |
| Beaverdam Hill | NW 315° | 105 m | 8.2 mi |
| Haughton Mountain | NNW 341° | 103 m | 7.8 mi |
| Great Hill | NW 311° | 99 m | 6.1 mi |
- 12.5 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.8 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 18.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 22.2 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Avery Memorial Monument: 0.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 1.4 mi
- Groton Monument: 1.5 mi
- Battle of Groton Heights Prisoners Memorial: 1.6 mi
- North Battery: 1.8 mi
- Birch Plain Creek Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 1.5 mi
- Winthrop Estates: 1.6 mi
- Kiely Park: 1.7 mi
- Burgess Park Subdivision Open Space: 1.7 mi
- Averys Hill: 0.7 mi
- Long Hill: 1.2 mi
- Fort Griswold Hill: 1.4 mi
- Crooked S Hill: 1.8 mi
- Shack Hill: 1.8 mi
- Burrows Field: 1.1 mi
- Bayberry Lane Boat Launch: 1.3 mi
- Bridge Street Parklet: 1.5 mi
- Monument Street Parklet: 1.6 mi
- Fort Trumbull State Park: 1.7 mi
- Groton Beach: 1.4 mi
- Avery Point Beach: 1.5 mi
- Shennecossett Beach: 1.5 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Mitchell Beach: 1.8 mi
- Groton Monument House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Ebenezer Avery House and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Fort Trumbull Visitor Center: 1.8 mi
- Custom House Maritime Museum: 2.0 mi
- Nathan Hale Schoolhouse: 2.1 mi
- Cascade: 2.2 mi
- Cascade: 2.4 mi
- Silver Falls: 9.7 mi
- Yantic Falls: 13.5 mi
- Cascade: 17.5 mi
- The Whale: 2.0 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 5.8 mi
- Ledyard Oak Site: 5.8 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 6.7 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.9 mi
- Nathan Hale Statue: 2.7 mi
- Stonehenge Replica: 4.1 mi
- John Kelley Statue: 4.7 mi
- Mystic Blue: 5.2 mi
- Mjolnir: 5.8 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 3.3 mi
- Sensory Garden: 3.4 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 3.5 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Walk: 3.7 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 15.7 mi
- Crow Head: 17.0 mi
- Pine Ledge: 21.1 mi
- Ram Head: 21.4 mi
- Hedges Bank: 22.2 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 10.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.7 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 15.6 mi
- Powder House: 3.1 mi
- Skate Hut: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 20.5 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 20.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 5.1 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 9.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.6 mi
- Old Spring: 6.7 mi
- Factory Pond: 24.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 23.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
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 | 31 | 32 | 39 | 48 | 57 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton NEW London AP, 1 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
- Groton · 2 mi
- New London · 2 mi
- Mystic · 5 mi
- Waterford · 5 mi
- Ledyard · 7 mi
- Stonington · 8 mi
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