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Case Circle Open Space

Case Circle Open Space from directly overhead

Case Circle Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Pine Mountain stands 421 m to the north-northwest, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex, a park 0.5 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 22 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

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Coordinates41.87322, -72.84386
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 0.5 mi
  • Meadow Pond: 0.8 mi
  • Stratton Brook State Park: 0.9 mi
  • Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • West Mountain Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 3.4 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 4.8 mi
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 5.0 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 5.3 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 57
Artworks: 57
  • Bike Sculpture: 2.3 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 6.3 mi
  • Cow: 7.5 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 8.2 mi
  • Painted Cow: 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Gardens: 51
  • Perennial Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Herb Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Shade Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Primary Garden: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 26
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 6.5 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 6.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 6.7 mi
  • Garden Wall: 6.8 mi
  • Superstructure: 7.7 mi
Beaches: 11
Springs: 7
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 9.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 10.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 16.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 19.5 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Southington Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Case Circle Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine MountainNNW 327°421 m8.1 mi
Washington HillNNW 327°359 m6.7 mi
Ratlum MountainWNW 284°358 m4.5 mi
West HillW 270°328 m9.2 mi
Breezy HillW 271°327 m5.0 mi
Pine ConeNNW 345°323 m5.5 mi
Ragged MountainWNW 298°311 m8.3 mi
Yellow MountainWSW 254°310 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4820:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441938

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