Columbus Circle Open Space
Columbus Circle Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 56 m. Ratlum Mountain stands 358 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is River Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 27 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Avon
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 29.6 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- River Park: 0.2 mi
- Alsop Meadows: 0.3 mi
- Town Green: 0.4 mi
- Nod Brook State Wildlife Area: 1.0 mi
- Oakes Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 0.2 mi
- Unionville Museum: 4.5 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- Phelp's Tavern: 5.1 mi
- Hill Stead Museum: 5.8 mi
- Sperry Park: 0.5 mi
- Weatogue Park: 2.6 mi
- Sycamore Hills Park: 2.9 mi
- Auerfarm State Park Scenic Reserve: 3.2 mi
- Simsbury State Wildlife Area: 3.4 mi
- Avon Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Talcott Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Thompson Hill: 1.7 mi
- Ely Mound: 1.7 mi
- Pond Ledge Hill: 2.3 mi
- Heublein Tower: 2.1 mi
- King Philip's Cave: 2.7 mi
- Steven Sauter Rock: 2.9 mi
- Wreck: 3.3 mi
- The Carrals: 4.1 mi
- Newton C. Brainard: 2.4 mi
- Asa Spaulding Porter: 3.5 mi
- Jessie's Community Gardens: 4.0 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 4.3 mi
- Veeder Cabin Site: 4.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 3.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 4.0 mi
- Shade Garden: 4.0 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.0 mi
- Primary Garden: 4.0 mi
- Seven Steps Falls: 6.3 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 6.3 mi
- Cathles Trail Falls: 6.8 mi
- Burlington Falls: 7.0 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 7.2 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 3.8 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 5.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 5.6 mi
- Sedna: 6.1 mi
- Hart Meadow: 2.2 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 2.3 mi
- Garden Wall: 2.3 mi
- Superstructure: 3.1 mi
- Solar Panel: 3.1 mi
- Holland Beach: 15.5 mi
- Babbs Beach: 16.0 mi
- Boating Side: 16.1 mi
- Waterfront: 16.2 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 17.6 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 11.9 mi
- Hermit spring: 12.2 mi
- Big Spring: 13.5 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 14.8 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 16.6 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.0 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 19.7 mi
- Gay City State Park: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Columbus Circle Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratlum Mountain | NW 318° | 358 m | 7.6 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | WSW 247° | 354 m | 9.2 mi |
| Breezy Hill | NW 310° | 327 m | 7.4 mi |
| Pine Cone | NNW 348° | 323 m | 10.1 mi |
| Yellow Mountain | WNW 284° | 310 m | 9.2 mi |
| West Ledge | NNW 340° | 305 m | 6.7 mi |
| Scranton Mountain | WSW 246° | 300 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mount Hope | SW 229° | 297 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:48 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:14 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/43442451
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 16 mi
- Longmeadow · 21 mi
- Somers · 23 mi
- Tolland · 24 mi
- Blandford · 26 mi
- Hampden · 28 mi
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