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Chittenden Road Open Space South

Chittenden Road Open Space South from directly overhead

Chittenden Road Open Space South is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 136 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the north-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chittenden Road Open Space North, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 20 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Hebron

How to reach it

Coordinates41.60095, -72.39766

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • CT Salmon River State Park: 1.3 mi
  • Little League Baseball Park: 2.6 mi
  • Schuster Park: 2.8 mi
  • Colchester Recreation Complex: 2.9 mi
  • Farley Field: 3.0 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 57
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Rain Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 5.7 mi
  • fern and rock garden: 7.1 mi
  • Gingers Garden: 8.0 mi
Waterfalls: 50
Attractions: 46
  • Eagle Rock: 3.2 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 5.0 mi
  • Insect Hotel: 5.7 mi
  • Mill Turbine: 6.4 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 7.4 mi
Beaches: 31
Cliffs: 17
Rest areas: 6
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 17.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.1 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 20.8 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Old Spring: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Chittenden Road Open Space South. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
MannantuckNNW 332°273 m8.4 mi
John Tom HillNNW 333°272 m8.4 mi
Meshomasic MountainWNW 285°265 m7.7 mi
Clark HillW 267°241 m6.6 mi
Post HillNNE 32°239 m5.8 mi
Kongscut MountainNW 320°234 m8.5 mi
Burnt HillN 7°229 m6.3 mi
Raccoon HillW 275°228 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1619:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3816:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967727163524233
Precip in3.22.73.94.03.43.92.74.44.13.83.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1331128459

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