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Brookmoor Road Open Space

Brookmoor Road Open Space from directly overhead

Brookmoor Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Bald Hill stands 371 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sugar Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 21 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Tolland

How to reach it

Coordinates41.89744, -72.37759

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Crystal Springs: 0.7 mi
  • North Cemetery: 0.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
  • Crystal Lake State Boat Launch (Ellington): 2.8 mi
  • Talcott Park: 4.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Ronald E. Blake: 2.6 mi
  • Construction Workers Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Scripture Bridge Abutments: 4.5 mi
  • Willington Veteran's Memorial: 6.5 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 9.6 mi
Artworks
Attractions: 53
  • filled-in well: 5.7 mi
  • Goat Rock: 11.7 mi
  • Bigelow Brook Farm: 12.8 mi
  • Wolf Rock: 12.8 mi
  • The Dreamyard: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 52
  • Tolland Youth Garden: 2.1 mi
  • sensory garden: 3.5 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 8.0 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 8.7 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Hockanum Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Cascade: 5.6 mi
  • Talcott Ravine: 7.6 mi
  • Cascades: 7.6 mi
  • Cascades: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 12
Beaches: 8
Springs: 3
  • Windham Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Rd: 24.9 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 25.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.6 mi
  • Picnic: 17.3 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 4.2 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 4.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Brookmoor Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald HillENE 60°371 m10.7 mi
Snow HillENE 65°362 m9.5 mi
Lead Mine HillENE 66°361 m10.9 mi
Hedgehog HillNE 54°354 m9.2 mi
Tupper HillNNE 30°352 m10.8 mi
Bear HillNNE 31°347 m11.1 mi
Moss HillNNE 33°341 m11.4 mi
Chestnut HillN 9°332 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1519:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1515:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633455564706862504030
Precip in3.83.34.34.33.84.64.14.44.34.94.04.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43436697

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