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Cedar Meadows Open Space

Cedar Meadows Open Space from directly overhead

Cedar Meadows Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the south-southwest, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pyquaug Village Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Wethersfield

How to reach it

Coordinates41.67171, -72.67726

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Maxwell Park: 0.5 mi
  • Old Common: 0.5 mi
  • Harvey Fuller Grounds: 1.1 mi
  • Churchill Green: 1.6 mi
  • Wolcott Green: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Museums
Artworks
  • CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 1.9 mi
  • Home: 5.4 mi
  • Equality: 6.1 mi
  • Pulaski: 6.2 mi
  • Stegosaurus: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Waterfalls
Attractions
Cliffs: 20
Beaches: 8
Rest areas: 5
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.8 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 15.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 24.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 23.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 24.1 mi
  • Windham Spring: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Higby MountainSSW 202°272 m8.9 mi
Meshomasic MountainESE 112°265 m7.5 mi
Kongscut MountainE 80°234 m9.2 mi
Rattlesnake MountainWNW 284°229 m8.1 mi
Raccoon HillESE 122°228 m8.0 mi
Great HillSE 135°222 m8.9 mi
Ragged MountainWSW 243°217 m8.4 mi
Minnechaug MountainENE 67°215 m9.2 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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43441082

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