Crystal Ridge Subdivision Open Space
Crystal Ridge Subdivision Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 139 m. Mannantuck stands 273 m to the northeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Clark Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Glastonbury
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Clark Hill: 0.4 mi
- Belltown Hill: 0.5 mi
- Meshomasic Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Blueberry Hill: 2.6 mi
- Jouncer Hill: 2.6 mi
- Vincenzo Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Hopewell Heights Subdivision: 1.1 mi
- Laurello Subdivision: 1.2 mi
- Chamberlain Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Hopewell Pond Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Matson Hill Open Space: 1.4 mi
- Grange Pool: 1.5 mi
- Taylor Family Circle: 2.0 mi
- Orchard Hill Club: 2.8 mi
- Ferry Landing Park: 3.3 mi
- Slocomb Mill: 1.4 mi
- David Johnson Memorial Statue: 2.0 mi
- Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 2.3 mi
- Bulkeley Corne Mill 1677: 3.3 mi
- Billings Manufacturing 1884: 3.5 mi
- Cascades: 1.5 mi
- The Cascade: 3.3 mi
- Dividend Falls: 3.5 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 3.6 mi
- Glen Falls: 5.3 mi
- Face in Tree: 2.0 mi
- Frog: 6.3 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 7.5 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 7.8 mi
- First Tear: 8.0 mi
- Welles-Shipman-Ward House: 2.4 mi
- Academy Hall Museum: 3.9 mi
- Rocky Hill Fire Museum: 4.0 mi
- Museum on the Green: 4.3 mi
- Dinosaur State Park Exhibit Center: 4.7 mi
- State Forest Quarry #1: 3.8 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 3.9 mi
- Car Wreck: 4.1 mi
- Hay Tedder: 4.4 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 5.5 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 4.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 5.0 mi
- Heritage Herb Garden: 6.4 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 6.4 mi
- Wethersfield Community Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Crow Point: 5.0 mi
- Flag Rock: 11.7 mi
- Green Wall: 14.2 mi
- Porcupine Hole: 14.3 mi
- South Wall: 14.6 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 12.5 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 16.5 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 20.0 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 21.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 22.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 11.1 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 16.9 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 22.0 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 22.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 8.5 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 12.0 mi
- Windham Spring: 19.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Crystal Ridge Subdivision Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mannantuck | NE 48° | 273 m | 6.5 mi |
| John Tom Hill | NE 48° | 272 m | 6.5 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | SE 133° | 265 m | 1.7 mi |
| Clark Hill | SSE 149° | 241 m | 4.1 mi |
| Lookout Mountain | NNE 29° | 237 m | 8.6 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NE 44° | 234 m | 4.7 mi |
| Birch Mountain | NNE 31° | 233 m | 8.3 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | SSE 157° | 228 m | 2.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/949278768
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 13 mi
- East Windsor · 19 mi
- Tolland · 19 mi
- Willimantic · 19 mi
- Storrs · 20 mi
- Essex · 22 mi
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