- Elevation
- 39 m
- Tallest summit within 7.7 miles
- Ayer Hill144 m · 7.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- State Routes 49 & 14A9.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:26local time
- Coordinates
- 41.3865, -72.0250
Center Groton Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded 39 m. Ayer Hill stands 144 m to the north-northeast, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Farquahar Park, a park 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 9.6 miles off.
Existing Preserved Open Space; Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
- Elevation
- 39 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of Center Groton Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer Hill | NNE 28° | 144 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NE 45° | 139 m | 7.3 mi |
| Crandall Hill | NW 311° | 137 m | 7.1 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 14° | 120 m | 5.0 mi |
| Lantern Hill | NE 39° | 118 m | 6.6 mi |
| Konomoc Hill | W 280° | 112 m | 7.6 mi |
| Pie Hill | WNW 303° | 109 m | 6.9 mi |
| Gungywamp Hill | NW 304° | 108 m | 1.8 mi |
- 9.6 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 15.1 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 19.5 mi off the North Fork Trail
- 19.6 mi off the Shannock Road
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Farquahar Park: 0.2 mi
- Fieldcrest Park: 2.4 mi
- Bel-Aire Playground: 2.6 mi
- Poquonnock Plains Park: 2.7 mi
- Central Avenue Park: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Ceravolo Subdivision Open Space: 0.2 mi
- Candlewood Ridge: 0.8 mi
- Great Brook Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Candlewood Hill Wildlife Management Area: 0.9 mi
- North Road Open Space: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Gungywamp Hill: 1.8 mi
- Shack Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hazelnut Hill: 2.2 mi
- Crooked S Hill: 2.4 mi
- Walker Hill: 2.5 mi
Museums
- Nathan Lester House: 3.0 mi
- Submarine Force Library and Museum: 3.2 mi
- United States Ship Nautilus: 3.3 mi
- Old Mystic History Center: 3.4 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 3.6 mi
Historic sites
- Avery Memorial Monument: 3.1 mi
- National Submarine Memorial - Conning Tower: 3.4 mi
- WWII Torpedo: 3.5 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 3.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 54
- Austrailia Beach: 3.5 mi
- Groton Beach: 3.6 mi
- Williams Beach: 4.4 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 4.7 mi
- Bushy Point Beach: 4.8 mi
Attractions: 25
- Ledyard Oak Site: 2.9 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 3.0 mi
- The Whale: 4.2 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.4 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.0 mi
Artworks: 24
- John Kelley Statue: 3.5 mi
- Mystic Blue: 3.5 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.6 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.6 mi
- Penguin: 3.9 mi
Waterfalls: 23
- Cascade: 2.2 mi
- Cascade: 2.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 10.2 mi
- Yantic Falls: 10.7 mi
- Cascade: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 17
- Bertholf Plaza: 4.0 mi
- Caroline Black Garden: 4.1 mi
- Sprout Garden: 4.3 mi
- Azalea Garden: 4.4 mi
- Laurel Walk: 4.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.0 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 21.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.1 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 10.3 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 10.3 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.4 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.4 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 5.3 mi
- Powder House: 5.5 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 18.6 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 17.0 mi
- Crow Head: 20.5 mi
- Pine Ledge: 22.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 23.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 3.0 mi
- Factory Pond: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Johnsonville Village: 24.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 3 mi away.
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