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Deerfield Lane Open Space

Deerfield Lane Open Space from directly overhead

Deerfield Lane Open Space is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 157 m. Paulk Hill stands 294 m to the northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mansfield City Open Space, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 14 miles off.

Town Open Space (Deerfield Lane)

What to expect

Operated by
Town of Mansfield

How to reach it

Coordinates41.76810, -72.24348

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Spring Hill Fields: 1.1 mi
  • Eagleville Pond Boat Launch: 2.3 mi
  • Pine Lake Community Club: 2.5 mi
  • Mansfield Town Square: 2.5 mi
  • The Thomas and Bette Wolff Family Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Carrick A. McLaughlin plaque: 1.8 mi
  • Chaffeeville Silk Mill: 2.6 mi
  • Old root cellar: 3.0 mi
  • Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 3.2 mi
  • dog memorial: 4.9 mi
Waterfalls: 42
  • Cascades: 3.6 mi
  • Cascades: 3.7 mi
  • Codfish Falls: 4.0 mi
  • Diana's Pool Falls: 5.9 mi
  • Little Muk Falls: 10.2 mi
Attractions: 37
Gardens: 33
  • Mansfield Community Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Horticulture Garden: 2.9 mi
  • School of Pharmacy Medicinal Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Schwenk Family Garden: 3.0 mi
  • Thread City Family Garden: 3.7 mi
Beaches: 7
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 9.0 mi
  • West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 9.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • Windham Spring: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Deerfield Lane Open Space. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Paulk HillNW 317°294 m10.7 mi
Whifford HillN 355°291 m8.6 mi
Westford HillNNE 14°290 m10.3 mi
Grant HillWNW 295°284 m8.1 mi
Reed HillWNW 303°275 m9.8 mi
Parker MountainN 358°275 m9.8 mi
Sharpe HillNNE 11°268 m10.2 mi
Grass HillNNE 20°250 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2519:01
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 °F272936485866727063524233
Precip in3.63.04.44.23.74.54.04.34.54.63.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/43399268

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