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Culver Lane Open Space

Culver Lane Open Space from directly overhead

Culver Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the northeast, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Wildwood Road Open Space, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 29 miles off.

Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Portland

How to reach it

Coordinates41.58356, -72.58673

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Waterfalls
Parks
  • Portland Recreational Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Bransfield Park: 1.4 mi
  • Oakwood Soccer Park: 1.7 mi
  • Cobolt Landing: 2.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
  • Portland Civil War Memorial: 2.0 mi
  • Soldiers Monument: 3.7 mi
  • World War II Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Korea/Vietnam Memorial: 4.0 mi
  • Lions Club Pavilion: 4.1 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens: 58
Attractions: 56
  • State Forest Quarry #1: 2.5 mi
  • Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.5 mi
  • Come On Over Wall: 3.2 mi
  • grindstone: 4.6 mi
  • Pumpkintown USA: 4.9 mi
Beaches: 30
Cliffs: 21
Rest areas: 4
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.3 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 16.5 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Culver Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Meshomasic MountainNE 35°265 m3.9 mi
Clark HillENE 76°241 m3.2 mi
Raccoon HillNE 49°228 m2.8 mi
Great HillE 98°222 m1.6 mi
Clark HillNNE 17°206 m4.2 mi
Baker HillE 87°204 m5.1 mi
Bear HillS 183°199 m4.2 mi
Carter HillENE 64°192 m6.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1719:4720:29
September equinox06:3818:1318:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506170757466544334
Precip in2.92.63.53.83.43.93.93.54.04.23.43.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43440382

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