- Elevation, modelled
- 240 m
- Tallest summit within 10.4 miles
- Burley Hill396 m · 9.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16918.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.9276, -72.3490
Buff Cap Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 240 m. Burley Hill stands 396 m to the northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Neff Hill, a peak 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 19 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Ellington
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Buff Cap Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Hill | NE 49° | 396 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bald Hill | ENE 68° | 371 m | 8.4 mi |
| Stickney Hill | ENE 62° | 371 m | 9.6 mi |
| Snow Hill | ENE 75° | 362 m | 7.4 mi |
| Lead Mine Hill | ENE 74° | 361 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hedgehog Hill | ENE 60° | 354 m | 6.9 mi |
| Tupper Hill | NNE 29° | 352 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bear Hill | NNE 30° | 347 m | 8.6 mi |
- 18.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 28.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Overlooks nearby
- Summit House · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Neff Hill: 0.3 mi
- Kendall Hill: 0.8 mi
- Murry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Buff Cap Hill: 1.5 mi
- Newell Hill: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
- Ladd Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Crystal Peat Conservation Area: 0.9 mi
- Palmer Kendall Mountain Conservation Area: 1.0 mi
- Florence Drive Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Bellante Preserve: 1.0 mi
Parks
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
- Crystal Lake State Boat Launch (Ellington): 1.7 mi
- Crystal Springs: 2.9 mi
- Haymarket Square: 2.9 mi
- West Main Street Open Space: 2.9 mi
Museums
- Stafford Historical Society: 2.9 mi
- Patten District One Room Schoolhouse: 3.9 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 4.0 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 4.0 mi
- Glazier Tavern: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
- Scripture Bridge Abutments: 3.4 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 4.8 mi
- Willington Veteran's Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 10.5 mi
Artworks
- The Walking Wall: 9.6 mi
- Slip Edge Bis: 9.6 mi
- Catch I, II, III: 9.6 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 9.6 mi
- The Arc: 9.6 mi
Attractions: 56
- filled-in well: 8.3 mi
- Goat Rock: 10.2 mi
- Bigelow Brook Farm: 11.2 mi
- Path Continues: 12.8 mi
- Path Continues: 12.8 mi
Gardens: 52
- Tolland Youth Garden: 4.3 mi
- sensory garden: 5.7 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 8.6 mi
- School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 9.4 mi
- Horticulture Garden: 9.4 mi
Waterfalls: 24
- Cascade: 3.3 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 6.4 mi
- Cascades: 8.7 mi
- Cascades: 8.7 mi
- Codfish Falls: 9.5 mi
Beaches: 9
- Sandy Beach: 1.2 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 5.6 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 6.6 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 14.1 mi
- Streeter Beach: 16.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Flag Rock: 10.8 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 11.9 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 13.6 mi
- Indian Leap: 17.6 mi
Springs: 4
- Windham Spring: 15.8 mi
- Rd: 24.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.2 mi
- Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 24.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Picnic: 15.0 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 15.6 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 14.7 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Staffordville, 7 mi away.
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