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Cranberry Pond Road Open Space

Cranberry Pond Road Open Space from directly overhead

Cranberry Pond Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Chapel Hill stands 182 m to the southwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Norwich Fish & Game Club, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
City of Norwich
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.53802, -72.11157
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Norwich Little League: 0.7 mi
  • Upper Dam Heritage Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fernwood Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Estelle Cohn Memorial Dog Park: 1.2 mi
  • Uncas Leap Heritage Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches: 45
Waterfalls: 39
Artworks: 38
Attractions: 36
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 4.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.6 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): 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Windham Spring: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.8 miles of Cranberry Pond Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chapel HillSW 224°182 m6.7 mi
Pleasure HillN 353°172 m7.8 mi
Forsyth HillSW 235°171 m7.1 mi
Raymond HillSW 229°170 m4.6 mi
Scott HillW 277°165 m5.3 mi
Dolbeare HillSW 216°162 m6.1 mi
Meeting House HillNNW 340°160 m4.8 mi
Mason HillNW 326°158 m6.0 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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1031883446

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