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Blue Spruce Open Space

Blue Spruce Open Space from directly overhead

Blue Spruce Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 81 m. Bald Mountain stands 322 m to the north-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stonefield Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of South Windsor
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.85118, -72.53085
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Museums
Peaks
Attractions: 60
  • filled-in well: 4.4 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 4.6 mi
  • Nike Missile Site: 8.0 mi
  • Keney Tower: 9.2 mi
  • Geographic Center of Hartford: 10.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • sensory garden: 5.1 mi
  • Wickham Park Irish Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Wickham Park Cabin Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Wickham Park English Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 5.2 mi
Historic sites
Waterfalls: 53
  • Talcott Ravine: 2.9 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Center Springs Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Wyllys Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Case Falls: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
  • Flag Rock: 6.0 mi
  • Crow Point: 10.9 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 14.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 14.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 6
Springs: 5
  • Windham Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Rd: 24.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.5 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.6 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 12.4 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 12.4 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 23.3 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 13.8 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 20.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Blue Spruce Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald MountainNNE 32°322 m11.5 mi
Soapstone MountainNE 39°315 m9.6 mi
Paulk HillENE 75°294 m7.7 mi
Kendall HillENE 61°290 m9.9 mi
Grant HillESE 108°284 m7.8 mi
Sugar HillENE 70°282 m8.7 mi
Reed HillE 93°275 m6.6 mi
Chestnut MountainNE 40°275 m11.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2619:02
June solstice05:1619:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1515:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506069747365534233
Precip in3.33.13.83.93.84.34.24.24.44.53.54.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford-bradley Intl AP, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442112

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