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Cherry Hill Road Open Space

Cherry Hill Road Open Space from directly overhead

Cherry Hill Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Stoney Ridge Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 7.5 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.52022, -72.10868
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums
Beaches: 47
Artworks: 38
Waterfalls: 38
Attractions: 33
  • The Dark Manor Haunted House: 6.2 mi
  • Dinosaur Tracks: 7.3 mi
  • Ledyard Oak Site: 7.3 mi
  • turtle rock: 10.6 mi
  • The Whale: 11.5 mi
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 3.3 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 12.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 22.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 23.0 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Windham Spring: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.5 miles of Cherry Hill Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSW 233°182 m6.0 mi
Forsyth HillWSW 244°171 m6.6 mi
Raymond HillWSW 243°170 m4.1 mi
Scott HillWNW 289°165 m5.7 mi
Dolbeare HillSW 225°162 m5.2 mi
Meeting House HillNNW 342°160 m6.0 mi
Mason HillNNW 331°158 m7.1 mi
Wawecus HillNW 308°153 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4520:27
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1052519369

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