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Cedar Ridge Road Open Space

Cedar Ridge Road Open Space from directly overhead

Cedar Ridge Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Dolbeare Hill stands 162 m to the west-northwest, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Devonshire Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 11 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Ledyard
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.44547, -72.07018

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Historic sites
Parks
  • Judge Crandall Field: 0.5 mi
  • Stoddard Hill Boat Launch: 1.0 mi
  • Pfizer Field: 1.1 mi
  • Christy Hill Field: 1.3 mi
  • Donahue Property: 1.4 mi
Peaks
Museums
Beaches: 53
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 28
Artworks: 23
Gardens: 21
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 7.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Old Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Windham Spring: 20.6 mi
  • Factory Pond: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.5 miles of Cedar Ridge Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dolbeare HillWNW 284°162 m5.9 mi
Sharp HillW 276°149 m4.2 mi
Ayer HillENE 66°144 m6.4 mi
Crandall HillWNW 282°137 m3.0 mi
Comstock HillNW 306°137 m4.6 mi
Ridge HillW 260°134 m6.5 mi
Church HillENE 78°120 m3.7 mi
Lynch HillWNW 288°115 m3.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1619:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3816:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1056540292

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