Nature reserve · Connecticut
Deer Lane Open Space
Deer Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Prentice Mountain stands 163 m to the north-northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Pumpkin Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. State Routes 49 & 14A passes 7.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Town of Ledyard
How to reach it
Coordinates41.42501, -71.98309
- 7.0 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 12.5 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 17.0 mi off the Shannock Road
- 18.2 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pumpkin Hill: 0.2 mi
- Gallup Hill: 0.9 mi
- Cider Hill: 1.9 mi
- Church Hill: 2.4 mi
- Quoketaug Hill: 2.9 mi
Nature reserves
- Gallup Hill Road Open Space: 0.3 mi
- Applewood Drive Open Space: 0.5 mi
- Burton Property: 0.7 mi
- Burton Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Meetinghouse Lane Open Space: 0.8 mi
Parks
- Model Park: 0.4 mi
- Sawmill Park: 1.5 mi
- Old Mystic Playground: 2.6 mi
- Fieldcrest Park: 2.9 mi
- River Road Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
- Youngs Ledyard Morgan: 0.8 mi
- Cellar Hole: 3.1 mi
- Mystic Seaport Museum First Building: 4.4 mi
- Whale Ship Charles W. Morgan: 4.4 mi
- Master Shipbuilders: 4.5 mi
Museums
- Old Mystic History Center: 2.7 mi
- Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center: 3.0 mi
- Nathan Lester House: 3.6 mi
- Thompson Exhibition Building: 4.4 mi
- Children's Museum: 4.5 mi
Beaches: 49
- Austrailia Beach: 4.5 mi
- Williams Beach: 5.6 mi
- Groton Beach: 6.7 mi
- Noank Town Dock Beach: 6.9 mi
- Nauyaug Coast: 7.1 mi
Artworks: 25
- Stone Turtle: 2.3 mi
- Giant Gnome: 3.8 mi
- Mjolnir: 3.8 mi
- Penguin: 3.9 mi
- Mystic Blue: 4.4 mi
Attractions: 22
- Ledyard Oak Site: 3.5 mi
- Dinosaur Tracks: 3.6 mi
- Large Glacial Erratic: 5.7 mi
- Platt-Lords View-Stillman Marshes: 6.5 mi
- The Whale: 7.5 mi
Waterfalls: 22
- Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Cascade: 5.3 mi
- Yantic Falls: 9.3 mi
- Silver Falls: 12.2 mi
- Ayer's Gap Falls: 16.6 mi
Gardens: 19
- Caroline Black Garden: 7.0 mi
- Bertholf Plaza: 7.0 mi
- Sprout Garden: 7.2 mi
- Azalea Garden: 7.3 mi
- Laurel Walk: 7.3 mi
Lighthouses: 5
- Watch Hill Lighthouse Museum: 10.6 mi
- Watch Hill Lighthouse: 10.6 mi
- Oil Shed: 10.6 mi
- Fog Signal Building: 10.6 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 3.8 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.7 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 18.6 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Skate Hut: 8.6 mi
- Powder House: 8.8 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.9 mi
- Little Nini Pavillion: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Candlewood Ledge: 19.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Ledge: 19.8 mi
- Crow Head: 23.8 mi
- Pine Ledge: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Old Spring: 0.4 mi
- Factory Pond: 20.0 mi
- Windham Spring: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.9 miles of Deer Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prentice Mountain | NNE 25° | 163 m | 5.5 mi |
| Barns Hill | NE 35° | 155 m | 5.9 mi |
| Stewart Hill | NE 55° | 149 m | 6.3 mi |
| Ayer Hill | NNE 18° | 144 m | 4.2 mi |
| Wintechog Hill | NE 51° | 139 m | 3.9 mi |
| Cossaduck Hill | NE 53° | 139 m | 5.2 mi |
| Crandall Hill | WNW 285° | 137 m | 7.8 mi |
| Swantown Hill | NE 42° | 132 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:44 | 20:26 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:11 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:12 | 15:38 | 16:22 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 73 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Groton, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1056778262
Day trips start here
- Ledyard · 2 mi
- Mystic · 5 mi
- North Stonington · 5 mi
- Preston · 5 mi
- Groton · 6 mi
- Stonington · 6 mi
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