- Elevation, modelled
- 185 m
- Tallest summit within 11.9 miles
- Paulk Hill294 m · 8.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16922.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.7589, -72.4171
Bolton Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 185 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the north, 8.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Bobcat Woods Community Forest, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 23 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Bolton
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Bolton Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulk Hill | N 11° | 294 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NNE 14° | 290 m | 11.5 mi |
| Grant Hill | NNE 21° | 284 m | 4.3 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NNE 14° | 282 m | 9.6 mi |
| Reed Hill | N 7° | 275 m | 6.0 mi |
| Mannantuck | SW 220° | 273 m | 4.5 mi |
| John Tom Hill | SW 220° | 272 m | 4.5 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SW 216° | 265 m | 11.0 mi |
- 22.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 26.8 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.8 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Bobcat Woods Community Forest: 0.4 mi
- Gorton Family Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Herrick Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- Lombardi Ridge Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Town of Bolton Land: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 0.8 mi
- dog memorial: 4.2 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 5.7 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 7.4 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 8.4 mi
Peaks
- Monument Hill: 2.1 mi
- Whites Hill: 2.1 mi
- New Boston Hill: 2.8 mi
- Case Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Birch Mountain: 3.4 mi
Parks
- Lower Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 2.8 mi
- Bolton Lake Boat Launch & Dam: 2.8 mi
- Andover Veterans Monument Park: 2.9 mi
- Indian Notch Park: 3.0 mi
- Lake Street Parklet: 3.9 mi
Artworks
- Sorry Rock: 4.2 mi
- Frog: 7.4 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 9.0 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 9.0 mi
- The Walking Wall: 9.1 mi
Attractions: 60
- Nike Missile Site: 5.1 mi
- filled-in well: 5.4 mi
- Insect Hotel: 6.6 mi
- Hay Tedder: 6.8 mi
- Car Wreck: 6.9 mi
Museums
- Lutz Children's Museum: 5.3 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 5.6 mi
- The Fire Museum: 5.9 mi
- Old Manchester Museum: 6.0 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 53
- Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 5.5 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 7.9 mi
- fern and rock garden: 7.9 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 8.3 mi
Waterfalls: 49
- Case Falls: 3.8 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 3.9 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 4.6 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 5.6 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 5.8 mi
Cliffs: 13
- Flag Rock: 2.7 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 10.5 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 10.7 mi
- Crow Point: 10.9 mi
- Coney Rock: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 5
- Halls Pond Beach: 9.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 12.2 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 18.3 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 19.2 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Gay City State Park: 2.6 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 18.7 mi
- Bara-Hack: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 11.1 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 11.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.0 mi
- Picnic: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 11.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 10 mi away.
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