Nature reserve · Connecticut
Church Road Open Space
Church Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the south, 2.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Norwich-Salem Turnpike Open Space, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 12 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Montville
How to reach it
Coordinates41.50408, -72.20507
- 11.9 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 18.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 14.0 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the North Fork Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Bluff Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Norwich-Salem Turnpike Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Oxoboxo Cross Road Open Space: 0.6 mi
- Cedar Road Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Minnie Island State Park: 0.9 mi
- Milo Light Nature Preserve: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Pequot Ledge: 0.6 mi
- Raymond Hill: 1.5 mi
- Forsyth Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bargy Ledges: 2.2 mi
- Chapel Hill: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Gardner Lake State Park: 1.1 mi
- Horse Pond Boat Launch: 3.7 mi
- Bozrah Veterans Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Montville American Little League Complex: 4.9 mi
- Fernwood Playground: 5.0 mi
Museums
- Salem Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- The Genius Museum at Nature's Art Village: 5.1 mi
- Mohegan Cultural Preservation Center: 5.8 mi
- Tantaquidgeon Museum: 5.8 mi
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 6.0 mi
Historic sites
- Transient Workmans Camp: 5.6 mi
- Transient Workman's Camp Buildings: 5.6 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 6.7 mi
- Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 6.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.8 mi
Beaches: 50
- Kiddie's Beach: 10.6 mi
- Amtrak Beach: 12.5 mi
- Hole-in-the-Wall Beach: 12.7 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 12.7 mi
- McCook Park Beach: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 43
- Yantic Falls: 6.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 6.4 mi
- Chapman Falls: 7.2 mi
- Cascade: 7.5 mi
- Cascade: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 42
- Monty the T-Rex: 5.0 mi
- Muffler Man: 5.9 mi
- River Blue: 6.0 mi
- Sparky: 6.5 mi
- Nevertheless: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 37
- turtle rock: 6.0 mi
- tri-town marker: 7.0 mi
- Devil's Oven: 7.2 mi
- Salmon Head Rock: 9.6 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 9.6 mi
Gardens: 29
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 7.2 mi
- Sprout Garden: 9.9 mi
- Azalea Garden: 10.0 mi
- Laurel Walk: 10.0 mi
- Wildflower Garden: 10.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Candlewood Ledge: 10.9 mi
- Pine Ledge: 15.5 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 17.6 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 19.8 mi
- Coney Rock: 20.2 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 18.1 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 22.7 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 22.7 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 22.7 mi
- Oil Shed: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 5.0 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.2 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Skate Hut: 11.3 mi
- Powder House: 11.7 mi
Springs: 2
- Old Spring: 12.7 mi
- Windham Spring: 15.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Johnsonville Village: 13.5 mi
- Gay City State Park: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Church Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | S 177° | 182 m | 2.5 mi |
| Long Hill | W 275° | 175 m | 6.8 mi |
| Maynard Hill | SSW 214° | 174 m | 3.4 mi |
| Goshen Hill | NNW 344° | 174 m | 7.4 mi |
| Forsyth Hill | SSW 208° | 171 m | 2.0 mi |
| Cockle Hill | W 277° | 171 m | 3.7 mi |
| Raymond Hill | ESE 118° | 170 m | 1.5 mi |
| Scott Hill | N 352° | 165 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 74 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/984772640
Day trips start here
- Montville · 4 mi
- Norwich · 7 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 8 mi
- Mystic-Eastern · 10 mi
- East Lyme · 11 mi
- Ledyard · 11 mi
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