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Crane Hill Road Open Space

Crane Hill Road Open Space from directly overhead

Crane Hill Road Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Whifford Hill stands 291 m to the north-northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Rock Cliff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Mansfield

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76175, -72.21831

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Spring Hill Fields: 1.4 mi
  • Southeast Park: 1.6 mi
  • Sunny Acres Park: 2.0 mi
  • Mansfield Hollow Lake Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
  • Alex Caisse Park: 2.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 2.3 mi
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 2.9 mi
  • Old root cellar: 3.2 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 4.6 mi
  • dog memorial: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 54
Waterfalls: 42
  • Codfish Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 4.7 mi
  • Cascades: 4.8 mi
  • Cascades: 4.8 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 37
Gardens: 30
  • Thread City Family Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Mary's Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 3.8 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.9 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 10.0 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 20.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 2.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 19.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Crane Hill Road Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Whifford HillNNW 347°291 m9.2 mi
Grant HillWNW 294°284 m9.5 mi
Parker MountainN 350°275 m10.4 mi
Sharpe HillN 4°268 m10.5 mi
Sprague HillNE 47°257 m10.5 mi
Wenberg HillN 359°245 m8.3 mi
Pumpkin HillNE 40°241 m7.5 mi
Sunset HillENE 72°240 m7.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2419:01
June solstice05:1519:4620:28
September equinox06:3718:1118:48
December solstice07:1415:3716:22

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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43398155

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