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Candlewyck Open Space

Candlewyck Open Space from directly overhead

Candlewyck Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 88 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Candlewyck Park, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

How to reach it

Coordinates41.66216, -72.70878

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
  • 9/11 Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Iwo Jima Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Butler Saw Mill: 3.6 mi
  • Butler Grist Mill: 3.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 3.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Mill Pond Falls: 2.5 mi
  • Dividend Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Intermittent Cascade: 5.4 mi
  • Westfield Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Cascades: 6.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
Gardens: 58
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 19
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 7.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hermit spring: 22.8 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 23.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Candlewyck Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainSSW 192°272 m7.8 mi
Meshomasic MountainESE 104°265 m8.9 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 293°229 m6.8 mi
Raccoon HillESE 113°228 m9.1 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 242°217 m6.6 mi
Bradley MountainW 267°207 m6.7 mi
Camels HumpSSW 191°207 m8.4 mi
Clark HillE 100°206 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1515:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43442128

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