- Elevation, modelled
- 97 m
- Tallest summit within 10.0 miles
- Mannantuck273 m · 3.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16926.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.6947, -72.5298
Butler Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled 97 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the east-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Angus Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 27 miles off.
- Operated by
- Town of Glastonbury
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Butler Drive Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | ENE 72° | 273 m | 3.1 mi |
| John Tom Hill | ENE 72° | 272 m | 3.1 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | S 188° | 265 m | 4.5 mi |
| Box Hill | NNE 27° | 252 m | 8.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | S 178° | 241 m | 6.9 mi |
| Post Hill | E 99° | 239 m | 10.0 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 29° | 237 m | 4.8 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | E 87° | 234 m | 1.4 mi |
- 26.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Angus Park: 0.1 mi
- Boylan Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Needletree Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Eastbury School Natural Area: 0.4 mi
- Brook Street Bog: 0.5 mi
Parks
- Butler Field: 0.3 mi
- Rotary Field: 2.7 mi
- Orchard Hill Club: 2.9 mi
- Neipsic Tennis Club: 3.1 mi
- Matson Hill Open Space: 3.4 mi
Attractions
- Hay Tedder: 0.6 mi
- Car Wreck: 1.5 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 3.0 mi
- Insect Hotel: 4.0 mi
- Constitution Oak: 6.4 mi
Peaks
- Town Woods Hill: 1.2 mi
- Kongscut Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Minnechaug Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Mannantuck: 3.1 mi
- John Tom Hill: 3.1 mi
Waterfalls
- Cascade: 2.8 mi
- Cascades: 3.5 mi
- Blackledge Falls: 3.7 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 5.1 mi
- Case Falls: 5.1 mi
Artworks
- Frog: 3.3 mi
- Face in Tree: 5.2 mi
- Sorry Rock: 7.4 mi
- Equality: 8.0 mi
- The Circuit Rider: 8.3 mi
Historic sites
- Slocomb Mill: 3.4 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 5.2 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 5.4 mi
- Graffiti Arches: 5.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 5.8 mi
Museums
- Museum on the Green: 4.0 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 4.1 mi
- Lutz Children's Museum: 4.2 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 4.8 mi
- The Fire Museum: 4.9 mi
Gardens: 54
- Heritage Herb Garden: 6.5 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 6.5 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 6.6 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 6.6 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Crow Point: 4.6 mi
- Flag Rock: 7.8 mi
- South Wall: 14.8 mi
- Solar Panel: 14.8 mi
- Superstructure: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 6
- Lake Beseck Beach: 16.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 16.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 18.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 19.9 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 14.7 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 18.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 18.2 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 20.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Gay City State Park: 5.1 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 14.5 mi
Springs: 1
- Windham Spring: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 7 mi away.
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