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Cedar Swamp Open Space

Cedar Swamp Open Space from directly overhead

Cedar Swamp Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Snow Hill stands 362 m to the north-northeast, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Storrs Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 17 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Mansfield

How to reach it

Coordinates41.82779, -72.28108

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Merrow Meadow Park: 1.7 mi
  • The Thomas and Bette Wolff Family Park: 2.0 mi
  • Halls Pond Swim Area: 2.1 mi
  • Mansfield Town Square: 2.5 mi
  • Pine Lake Community Club: 2.8 mi
Peaks
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens: 51
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 39
Waterfalls: 36
  • Cascades: 1.1 mi
  • Cascades: 1.2 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Hockanum Falls: 8.8 mi
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 4.5 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 4.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 16.6 mi
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 22.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 8.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Cedar Swamp Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snow HillNNE 23°362 m9.5 mi
Lead Mine HillNNE 28°361 m10.5 mi
Sky HillNNE 28°331 m9.6 mi
Paulk HillNW 304°294 m6.5 mi
Whifford HillNNE 14°291 m4.5 mi
Westford HillNE 37°290 m7.4 mi
Kendall HillNNW 327°290 m7.7 mi
Grant HillW 262°284 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
June solstice05:1519:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1218:48
December solstice07:1415:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485866727063524233
Precip in3.63.04.44.23.74.54.04.34.54.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/971835314

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